Decision Makers
Board of Directors
Christa N. Calabrese. Age 59. Ms. Calabrese has served as the President of the Bank s Northern Region since 2001. She served as the Chief Lending Officer of Success National Bank from 1992 until it was acquired by the Company in 2001, and during that time she held the offices of Executive Vice President and Senior Vice President. Ms. Calabrese was an Asset Specialist with the Resolution Trust Corporation from 1990 to 1992 and held commercial lending positions with several Chicago area community banks from 1969 to 1990.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| BankFinancial Corp. |
Regional President |
Current |
| Resolution Trust Corporation |
Asset Specialist |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| BankFinancial FSB |
CFO |
Current |
| BankFinancial Corp. |
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
Robert J. O Shaughnessy. Age 69. Mr. O Shaughnessy has served as the Chief Credit Officer of the Company since its formation in 2004, of the Bank since 1999, and of BankFinancial MHC and BankFinancial Corporation, a federal corporation, from 1999 to 2005. Mr. O Shaughnessy also serves as the Executive Vice President of the Operations Division of the Company and the Bank. Mr. O Shaughnessy has been actively involved in the banking industry since 1964, including service as chief lending officer and other senior positions with several Chicago area commercial banks, and as the principal in R.J. O Shaughnessy & Company, a consulting firm that specialized in loan review, the evaluation of credit standards and processes, and general bank consulting.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| BankFinancial Corp. |
Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| BankFinancial Corp. |
Executive Vice President & Chief Credit Officer |
Current |
Thad F. Stewart. Age 46. Mr. Stewart has served as the Executive Vice President of the Internal Audit Division of the Company since its formation in 2004, of the Bank since 2001, and of BankFinancial MHC and BankFinancial Corporation, a federal corporation, from 2001 to 2005. He was the Senior Vice President of the Internal Audit Division of the Bank from 1997 to 2001, and of BankFinancial MHC and BankFinancial Corporation, a federal corporation, from 1999 to 2001. Prior to joining the Bank, Mr. Stewart was an internal audit officer with several Chicago area financial institutions.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| BankFinancial Corp. |
Executive Vice President & Chief Internal Auditor |
Current |
Donald F. Stelter. Age 55. Mr. Stelter has served as the Executive Vice President of the General Services Division of the Bank since 2001 and was the Senior Vice President of the General Services Division of the Bank from 2000 to 2001. Mr. Stelter held various positions with Financial Properties, Inc., a former subsidiary of the Bank, between 1987 and 2001, and served as its Senior Vice President from 1996 to 2001. Mr. Stelter is also the President of BF Asset Recovery Corporation, a special asset holding subsidiary of the Bank .
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| BankFinancial Corp. |
Executive Vice President, Marketing & Sales |
Current |
James J. Brennan. Age 57. Mr. Brennan has served as the Secretary and General Counsel of the Bank since 2000 and of the Company since its formation in 2004, and held the same position with BankFinancial MHC and BankFinancial Corporation, a federal corporation, from 2000 to 2005. Mr. Brennan also serves as the Executive Vice President of the Corporate Affairs Division of the Company and the Bank. Mr. Brennan was a practicing attorney from 1975 until 2000. Prior to joining the Bank and its parent companies, he was a partner in the law firm of Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg, Chicago, Illinois, and was the Co-Chairman of the firm s Financial Institutions Group and a member of its Management Committee. Mr. Brennan is also a director of Financial Assurance Services.
Patricia M. Smith Lawler. Age 46. Ms. Smith Lawler has served as the Executive Vice President of the Human Resources Division of the Company since its formation in 2004, and of the Bank since 2002, and she was the Senior Vice President of the Human Resources Division of the Bank from 2001 to 2002. Before joining the Bank, Ms. Smith Lawler held various human resources positions with Old Kent Bank, and with Heritage Bank and its successor, First Midwest Bank.
John M. Hausmann, C.P.A. Mr. Hausmann has been a self-employed certified public accountant since 1980. Prior to that time, he was an accountant with Arthur Andersen. Mr. Hausmann is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Illinois Certified Public Accountant Society. He has been a director of the Company since its formation in 2004, and of the Bank since 1990. He was a director of the Company s predecessors, BankFinancial MHC and BankFinancial Corporation, a federal corporation, from 1999 to 2005. Mr. Hausmann is the Chairman of the Audit Committees of the Company and the Bank, a member of the Executive Committees and the Human Resources Committees of the Company and the Bank, and a member of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of the Company.
Cassandra J. Francis. Ms. Francis is the Director of Olympic Village Development for the 2016 Chicago Olympic Committee. She had previously served in various management positions with U.S. Equities Development, L.L.C. since 1995 and most recently held the office of Senior Vice President. Ms. Francis is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners and is licensed as a real estate broker in the States of Illinois and Indiana. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Center for Urban Real Estate at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Ms. Francis has been a director of the Company and Bank since 2006 and is a member of the Asset Liability Management Committee of the Bank and the Human Resources and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committees of the Company.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Indiana, Inc. |
Real Estate Broker |
Current |
| Corporate Governance |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Human Resources Incorporated |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| BankFinancial Corp. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Corporate Governance |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Human Resources Incorporated |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| BankFinancial Corp. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Joseph A. Schudt . Mr. Schudt served as the Principal Partner and President of Joseph A. Schudt & Associates, a professional engineering firm based in Frankfort, Illinois, specializing in engineering design, environmental analyses and land surveying, from 1972 to 2004. Mr. Schudt currently serves as a Vice President of Joseph A. Schudt & Associates. Mr. Schudt is licensed as a professional engineer in seven states, including Illinois. He has been a director of the Company since its formation in 2004, and of the Bank since 1992. He was a director of the Company s predecessors, BankFinancial MHC and BankFinancial Corporation, a federal corporation, from 1999 to 2005. Mr. Schudt is the Chairman of the Asset Quality Committee of the Bank and of the Human Resources Committees of the Company and the Bank, a member of the Executive Committees of the Company and the Bank, and a member of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of the Company.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Joseph A. Schudt & Associates |
Vice President |
Current |
| Corporate Governance |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| BankFinancial Corp. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Corporate Governance |
Member |
Current |
| Joseph A. Schudt & Associates |
President |
Former |
| Joseph A. Schudt & Associates |
Principal Partner |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| BankFinancial Corp. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Corporate Governance |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Corporate Governance |
Member |
Current |