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Thursday, October 23, 2025 |
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Ryan Kelly has joined TriState Capital Bank as vice president, national deposit solutions officer. In this Chicago-based role, Kelly will spearhead the development and delivery of customized deposit solutions for a diverse range of institutional clients, including financial institutions, corporations, universities, and endowments nationwide. Kelly joins the bank after nearly eight years on BlackRock’s liquidity team, and he most recently served as managing director at CAVU Securities. |
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World Business Chicago proudly welcomes Charles E. Johnson, President of SodexoMagic, to its Board of Directors. Johnson joins a coalition of business and civic leaders dedicated to driving investment, expanding opportunity, and advancing Chicago’s standing as a global center for innovation and economic growth. |
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Fortune Brands Innovations has promoted Jack Melamed to Vice President, Deputy General Counsel. Melamed joined FBIN in early 2023, where he served as the primary legal advisor to the Finance organization, the Growth & Transformation Office, and on M&A transactions. In his expanded role, he will also oversee litigation and employment law, bringing a strategic lens to complex legal challenges and enhancing the company’s risk management. |
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World Business Chicago proudly welcomes Dr. Timothy Killeen, President of the University of Illinois System, to its Board of Directors. Killeen joins a coalition of business and civic leaders dedicated to driving investment, expanding opportunity, and advancing Chicago’s standing as a global center for innovation and economic growth. |
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World Business Chicago proudly welcomes Joseph Doucas, Managing Director at Citigroup, to its Board of Directors. Joseph joins a coalition of business and civic leaders dedicated to driving investment, fostering inclusive growth, and advancing Chicago’s position as a premier global center for finance, innovation, and economic opportunity. |
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World Business Chicago proudly welcomes Mohammad Tariq Siddiqui, CEO of Medex Medical Supplies, to its Board of Directors. Siddiqui joins a coalition of business and civic leaders dedicated to driving investment, expanding opportunity, and advancing Chicago’s position as a global hub for innovation, healthcare, and economic growth. |
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World Business Chicago proudly welcomes Himal Agarwal, Managing Director and CFO of Good Chaos and Vice Chairman at Millennium Bank, to its Board of Directors. Agrawal joins regional leaders in advancing inclusive growth, attracting investment, and strengthening Chicago’s position as a premier global hub for business, innovation, and economic opportunity. |
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World Business Chicago proudly welcomes Joe Mansueto, Executive Chairman of Morningstar, to its Board of Directors. Mansueto joins a coalition of business and civic leaders dedicated to driving investment, expanding opportunity, and advancing Chicago’s standing as a global center for innovation and economic growth. |
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Prairie Capital Advisors, Inc. (“Prairie”), a leading middle-market investment bank, is pleased to announce the promotion of Gregory Cook and Shaun McGehee to Managing Director. Gregory, who joined Prairie in 2014, is a shareholder in the firm and leads the firm’s Fairness Opinion Practice, advising on M&A, ESOPs, corporate planning and financial opinions. Shaun, who joined Prairie in 2004, is a shareholder in the firm and has extensive experience with ESOP transactions, fairness opinions, capital raising, M&A and strategic advisory work. He has also been instrumental in advancing Prairie’s deliverables, technology and internal training. |
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Prairie Capital Advisors, Inc. (“Prairie”), a leading middle-market investment bank, is pleased to announce the promotion of Franco Silva to the position of Managing Director. Franco joined Prairie Capital Advisors in 2007 and is a shareholder in the firm. He specializes in advising middle-market companies on employee stock ownership plan (“ESOP”) advisory, fairness opinions and sustainability. In addition, Franco has been instrumental in leading Prairie’s Construction industry practice. |
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World Business Chicago proudly welcomes Kate Jeffers, CEO of Leo, to its Board of Directors. Jeffers joins a coalition of business and civic leaders dedicated to driving investment, expanding opportunity, and advancing Chicago’s standing as a global center for innovation and economic growth. |
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World Business Chicago proudly welcomes Michael Strautmanis, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at the Obama Foundation, to its Board of Directors. Strautmanis joins a coalition of civic and business leaders dedicated to advancing inclusive growth, attracting investment, and strengthening Chicago’s position as a global hub for innovation, community impact, and economic opportunity. |
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United Way of Metro Chicago announced Kevin Cole, EY Chicago Office Managing Partner, as Chair of the 2025–2026 annual fundraising campaign, which began on July 1. Cole’s leadership will support United Way in raising critical dollars to extend its impact across the Chicago region, ensuring individuals can meet their basic needs such as food and housing and driving transformative change alongside partners in 17 city and suburban communities through the Neighborhood Network Initiative. |
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World Business Chicago proudly welcomes Richard Edelman, CEO of Edelman, to its Board of Directors. Edelman joins a coalition of business and civic leaders dedicated to driving investment, expanding opportunity, and advancing Chicago’s standing as a global center for innovation and economic growth. |
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Steve Waller has joined CGI as a Senior Vice-President, Consulting Services, and will lead the newly established U.S. Chicago Business Unit. In this role, he will oversee operations and client service across Illinois, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Michigan, Indiana, and western Ohio, serving commercial and public sector markets. CGI is one of the world’s largest independent technology and professional services companies and partners with clients on technology- and digitally enabled transformations that create sustained enterprise value. Deeply rooted in the Chicago community where he lives and works, Steve serves as Board Chair and Trustee of The Frances Xavier Warde School and as a board member of Children at the Crossroads and Xchange Chicago. |
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Kenan Peterson, JD, LLM, has been promoted to Associate Branch Manager for Baird’s Chicago wealth management office. He has over a decade of experience in the financial services industry. Most recently, Kenan served as a Wealth Strategist for Baird’s Private Wealth Management business. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Northern Colorado, a Juris Doctor from DePaul University College of Law, and an L.L.M. in taxation from the University of Florida Levin College of Law. |
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