First Midwest Bank official named a 'Top 20'

ITASCA -- Kristen A. Vitale, Senior Vice President, Investment Program Manager for First Midwest Bank's First Midwest Financial Network, has been recognized in the 2015 Top 20 Program Managers list published by Bank Investment Consultant, a leading financial services industry publication.

The Top 20 Program Managers list recognizes the most successful bank and credit union program managers in the nation based on several key areas, including average production per advisor, growth of team assets from the previous year, growth of team production from the previous year, the number of advisors under the manager's direct supervision and the number of licensed branch employees under the supervision of the program manager.

"Congratulations to Kristen on this industry recognition for her leadership of our First Midwest Financial Network division," said Mark G. Sander, President of First Midwest Bank. "Our financial consultant team provides our bank clients access to a wide-range of investment services and is nearing $1 billion in investable assets. I applaud the efforts of my colleagues at First Midwest Financial Network for their hard work in helping our clients achieve financial success."