Stanley J. Calderon
Chairman

Stan Calderon joined Colonnade Advisors as Chairman in 2011. Stan has served as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and/or President of several commercial banks in the Midwest and Texas in his 40 year career.

Stan began his banking career at Purdue National Bank of Lafayette, Indiana, where he ultimately became President and CEO of this $600 million community bank that was acquired by Banc One Corporation in 1986.

In 1991, Bank One transferred Stan to Texas where he served as Director of Community Banking, taking responsibility for 24 community banks throughout the State totaling $4 billion in assets. In 1993, Stan became Chairman and CEO of Bank One-Chicago, a position he held until Bank One's merger with First Chicago/NBD in 1998. Following the merger, Stan served as Midwest Regional Manager of Middle Market Banking, taking responsibility for Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin, including American National Bank in Chicago. Stan elected to take early retirement from Bank One in March 2003.

In April 2004, Stan returned to banking as President and Chief Executive Officer of CIB Marine Bancshares, a troubled $3 billion multi-bank holding company that was successfully recapitalized under his leadership. He relinquished his position as CEO in January 2007 but remained a board member of CIBM until 2009.

In May 2009, Stan became President and Chief Executive Officer of Baytree National Bank of Lake Forest, Illinois. Baytree was operating under a consent order mandating that a new CEO be hired and that a substantial capital injection be attained. Under Stan's leadership, Baytree was successfully recapitalized by new investors in January 2010.

Immediately prior to joining Colonnade, Stan served as a consultant for two private equity groups, Spring Financial Group, Inc. and LAMB Partners LLC.

Stan is a member of the Dean's Advisory Council of the Krannert School of Management at Purdue University. He also is a board member of Digital Check Corporation of Northbrook, Illinois. Stan has served on the board of several charitable and civic organizations, including Providence St. Mel School, Roosevelt University, the Chicago Historical Society, the Illinois Council for Economic Education, the Banking Research Center at Northwestern University, St. Elizabeth Hospital, and the Lyn Treece Boys and Girls Club.

Stan was awarded a BS in Industrial Management from Purdue University. He has also attended the Graduate School of Management at Purdue University. Stan attended the Naval Officers Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island and served in the U.S. Navy during the Viet Nam War.