On March 7, 2018, Midland States Bancorp, Inc. announced that Jeffrey G. Ludwig was promoted from Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company to President of the Company. The appointment was approved by the company's board of directors in accordance with the Company's previously announced succession plan. In addition, on March 7, 2018, the Company announced that Stephen A. Erickson was appointed as Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the Bank, effective March 7, 2018. In addition to the positions described above, Mr. Ludwig, age 46, CPA (inactive status), previously served as Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the Bank from November 2006, when he joined the Company and the Bank, to November 2016, and from October 2017 until March 2018. Mr. Erickson, age 48, CPA (inactive status), has been with Midland since 2012, having served as President of
Midland's Merchant Services division from 2012 to 2015 and Director of Mergers and Acquisitions since 2015.