Board of Directors

S. Bryan Cook has served as the Executive Chairman of the Company and the Bank since 2024. He is the great grandson of the founder of the Company. He previously served as our Company’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer for 16 years and has been on our Board since 1986. Prior to that, he served as Chief Operating Officer of the Bank. Mr. Cook received his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Washington & Lee University. He also received his Masters of Arts in Economics, Masters of Business Administration and Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Missouri.

Robert M. Robuck has served as the Vice Chairman of the Company and the Bank since March 2010, and a director of the Company since 1987. He served as interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the Bank from April to June 2025. Mr. Robuck has worked for the Company since its formation in 1970 and has held multiple positions with both the Company and the Bank, including Chief Financial Officer and President and Chief Operations Officer. Mr. Robuck holds a Certified Public Accountant certificate (inactive) and a Bachelor of Science in Administration and Accounting at the University of Missouri.

Mr. Ross has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Bank since April 2024 and as a director of the Company since 2021. Mr. Ross previously served as the Chief Operating Officer since joining the Company in March 2020. Prior to these roles, Mr. Ross spent nearly 20 years at J.P. Morgan Chase, most recently serving as the Co-Head of Depository Coverage in the Financial Institutions Group. He attended the University of Oklahoma, obtaining a Bachelor of Business, and received a Masters of Public Administration from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Mr. Ross is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive).

Mr. McClure has served as a director of the Company since 2003. He retired from UniGroup, Inc., parent of United Van Lines and Mayflower Transit and other global specialized logistics subsidiaries, where he served as the President and Chief Executive Officer from 2002-2014. He currently serves as Lead Independent Director of World Wide Technology, a $20 billion leading technology solutions provider. He served as Chief of Staff to the Governor of Missouri from 1985-1992 and as Deputy Chief of Staff and a Cabinet Officer for the Governor of Illinois from 1980-1985. In 2014, the Governor of Missouri appointed him to co-chair the Ferguson Commission, charged with recommending actions to address the underlying causes of racial inequity and social unrest in the St. Louis region.

Charles W. Digges, Jr. has served as a director of the Company since 2013. Mr. Digges served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of The Insurance Group Inc., an independent insurance agency, from 1985 to 2021. He served on the board of directors of Central Bank of Boone County, a division of the Bank, for 35 years from 1986 to 2021, including on numerous board committees. Mr. Digges also serves on the boards of various community organizations, such as the Columbia Chamber of Commerce, for which he was Chair in 1986, and the Regional Economic Council, for which he was Chair in 1987.

Michael Kirk Farmer, Jr. has served as a director of the Company since 2025. He has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Farmer Holding Company, with portfolio businesses in construction, logistics and real estate since March 2023, where he previously served as Vice President since 2014.

Robert R. Hermann, Jr. has served as a director of the Company since 1997. He is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hermann Companies, Inc., a privately held investment and management consulting firm based in St. Louis that offers capital and organizational expertise to venture-stage and middle-market companies, since August 2001. He is also the current Chairman and former CEO of Anchor Packaging, the largest polypropylene food container manufacturer in North America. Mr. Hermann also serves on the boards of various community organizations, such as St. Louis Children’s Hospital, Saint Louis Zoo, and the Municipal Theatre Association of St. Louis. Mr. Hermann graduated from Princeton University with a degree in economics.

E. Stanley Kroenke has served as a director of Company since 1994. Mr. Kroenke is the Chairman of The Kroenke Group, a real estate development firm that builds and owns retail shopping centers, apartment buildings, and warehouses throughout North America and in Europe. In addition, Mr. Kroenke founded Kroenke Sports & Entertainment in 1999 and is the owner of Arsenal Football Club, Arsenal Women Football Club, the Los Angeles Rams, the Denver Nuggets, the Colorado Avalanche, the Colorado Rapids and their venues. Recent investments that Mr. Kroenke has led include the Hollywood Park project near Los Angeles, one of the largest privately financed real estate projects in the country, which includes SoFi Stadium and a substantial amount of retail, residential, office, and hotel development. SoFi Stadium was the host to the 2022 Super Bowl and the 2023 College Football National Championship Game, and is scheduled to host the 2028 Olympics opening and closing ceremonies.

Charles E. Kruse has served as a director of the Company since 2003. Mr. Kruse served as the President of the Missouri Farm Bureau from 1992 to 2010 and the Director of the Missouri Department of Agriculture from 1985 to 1991. He also served on the American Farm Bureau Board of Directors from 1995 to 2010 and on the Board of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation from 2001 and 2008. Previously in his career, Mr. Kruse served in the Missouri Army National Guard, from which he retired as a brigadier general with 26 years of service in 1993. In addition, Mr. Kruse has received three U.S. presidential appointments and served on numerous national boards and commissions. Since 1976, Mr. Kruse has been the President of Charles Kruse Farms, Inc. Mr. Kruse holds a Bachelor of Science in Agronomy from Arkansas State University and a Master of Science Degree in Agronomy from the University of Missouri.

Edward “Chip” D. Robertson, Jr. has served as a director of the Company since 2013. Mr. Robertson was the Chief Justice of the Missouri Supreme Court for 14 years. From 1998 to 2023, he was a shareholder of Bartimus, Frickleton, Robertson, Rader P.C., a boutique litigation firm. He served as a special consultant to the Attorney General of the United States from 2001 to 2002. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Westminster University, a Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri—Kansas City and a Master of Laws from the University of Virginia School of Law.

Mr. Sprong has served as a director of the Company since August 2025. Mr. Sprong retired from KPMG LLP where he worked from August 1986 to October 2024, serving as a Senior Lead Tax Partner from December 2019 to October 2024, serving as National Industry Tax Leader for KPMG LLP’s private enterprise practice, an Office Managing Partner and a Senior Tax Partner. He has served on the board of directors of Euronet Worldwide, Inc., a leading global financial technology solutions and payments provider, since 2024, and he also serves on the boards of various other companies and community organizations, such as GN Bank, Midwest Trust Company, William Jewell College and the Kansas City Metropolitan Crime Commission, among others, and has served on the audit committee for several of those organizations. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from William Jewell College and is a Certified Public Accountant.