JOHN E. RAU

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FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUST INC

Filing Date Source Excerpt
2021-04-06 John E. Rau has been a director of the Company since June 1994 and Lead Independent Director since January 2016. ... Board Committees: Audit Committee, Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee ... 2020 Director Compensation Table: John E. Rau Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) 119,000, Stock Awards ($) 70,000, Total Compensation ($) 189,000
2022-03-31 John E. Rau has been a director of the Company since June 1994 and Lead Independent Director since January 2016. ... Board Committees: Audit Committee, Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee. 2021 Director Compensation Table: John E. Rau total compensation $189,016.
2023-04-05 John E. Rau has been a director of the Company since June 1994 and Lead Independent Director since January 2016. Since December 2002, Mr. Rau has served as President and Chief Executive Officer and as a director of Miami Corporation, a private asset management firm. From January 1997 to March 2000, he was a director, President and Chief Executive Officer of Chicago Title Corporation, and its subsidiaries, Chicago Title and Trust Co., Chicago Title Insurance Co., Ticor Title Insurance Co. and Security Union Title Insurance Co. Mr. Rau was a director of BorgWarner, Inc. from 1997 to 2006, a director of William Wrigley Jr. Company from March 2005 until its sale to Mars, Inc. in September 2008, and a director of Nicor, Inc. from 1997 until its sale to Southern Company Gas (formerly AGL Resources Inc.) in December 2011, and he continues as a director of Southern Company Gas. Mr. Rau is the Chairman of the board of directors of BMO Financial Corp. and served as a director of LaSalle Bank, N.A. until its 2007 sale to Bank of America. From July 1993 until November 1996, Mr. Rau was Dean of the Indiana University School of Business. From 1991 to 1993, Mr. Rau served as Chairman of the Illinois Economic Development Board and as special advisor to Illinois Governor Jim Edgar. From 1990 to 1993, he was Chairman of the Banking Research Center Board of Advisors and a Visiting Scholar at Northwestern University’s J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management. During that time, he also served as Special Consultant to McKinsey & Company, a worldwide strategic consulting firm. From 1989 to 1991, Mr. Rau served as President and Chief Executive Officer of LaSalle National Bank. From 1979 to 1989, he was associated with The Exchange National Bank, serving as President from 1983 to 1989, at which time The Exchange National Bank merged with LaSalle National Bank. Prior to 1979, he was associated with First National Bank of Chicago. Mr. Rau’s extensive experience in the banking and title insurance industries provides the Board of Directors with valuable insight into the matters of corporate and real estate finance, as well as financial services management and risk management. Moreover, Mr. Rau’s financial expertise is valuable to the Company’s Audit Committee, on which he currently serves. Board Committees: Audit Committee, Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee 2022 Director Compensation Table Name Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) Stock Awards(1) ($) Total Compensation ($) John E. Rau 119,000 69,979 188,979
2024-04-04 John E. Rau has been a director of the Company since June 1994 and Lead Independent Director since January 2016. Board Committees: Audit Committee, Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee. 2023 Director Compensation Table: John E. Rau Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) 120,688, Stock Awards ($) 120,007, Total Compensation ($) 240,695
2025-04-02 John E. Rau has been a director of the Company since June 1994 and Lead Independent Director since January 2016. ... Board Committees: Audit Committee, Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee. 2024 Director Compensation Table: John E. Rau total compensation $241,250.

Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2026-02-03