On December 12, 2023, Heartland Financial USA, Inc. announced that effective December 31, 2023, Bryan McKeag will retire from the position of Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. McKeag will remain with the Company through March 31, 2024 in order to support the transition of the Chief Financial Officer position, at which time he will retire from the Company. The Company also announced that effective as of January 1, 2024, Kevin L. Thompson will assume the role of Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer at the Company.

Mr. Thompson, age 50, served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of PacWest Bancorp from November 2022 until their merger with Banc of California, Inc. was finalized on November 30, 2023. Prior to that, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of First Foundation Inc. and First Foundation Bank from 2020 to 2022, and served as interim President in 2022. From 2017 to 2020, Mr. Thompson served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Opus Bank.

Prior to that, Mr. Thompson held the role of Chief Financial Officer at Midland States Bancorp and American Express Centurion Bank, as well as various other senior financial roles. Mr. Thompson is a certified public accountant.