JOHN RAU

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FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUST INC

Filing Date Source Excerpt
2008-04-10 Mr. Rau, 59, has been a director of the Company since June 1994. The Audit Committee membership consists of Messrs. Rau, Lynch and Wilson. Director compensation summary shows John Rau total compensation of $146,651.
2009-04-09 Mr. Rau, 60, has been a director of the Company since June 1994. The membership of the Audit Committee currently consists of Messrs. Rau, Lynch and Wilson. Mr. Rau is an audit committee financial expert. The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee currently consists of Messrs. Lynch, Tyler and Rau. The Special Committee currently consists of Messrs. Shidler, Duncan and Rau. Mr. Rau received total compensation of $181,965 in 2008.
2010-04-02 Mr. Rau, 61, has been a director of the Company since June 1994. ... Mr. Rau's financial expertise is valuable to the Company's Audit Committee, which he has chaired for many years and within which he has been the 'audit committee financial expert.'
2011-04-05 Mr. Rau, 62, has been a director of the Company since June 1994. 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 (NYSE: CTZ), 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, and a director of William Wrigley Jr. Company from March, 2005 until the company sold to Mars, Inc. in September, 2008. Mr. Rau is a director of Nicor Inc., Harris Financial Corp. and Harris Bank, 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.
2012-04-05 Mr. Rau, 63, has been a director of the Company since June 1994. ... Mr. Rau's financial expertise is valuable to the Company's Audit Committee, on which he currently serves.
2013-04-11 Mr. Rau, 64, has been a director of the Company since June 1994. ... 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. ... In 2012, the Audit Committee consisted of Messrs. Hackett, Sharpe and Rau. ... The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee currently consists of Messrs. Dominski, Hackett and Rau.
2014-04-04 Mr. Rau, 65, has been a director of the Company since June 1994. ... Mr. Rau's financial expertise is valuable to the Company's Audit Committee, on which he currently serves. ... In 2013, the Audit Committee consisted of Messrs. Hackett, Sharpe and Rau. ... The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee currently consists of Messrs. Dominski, Hackett and Rau.
2015-04-06 Mr. Rau, 66, has been a director of the Company since June 1994. ... Mr. Rau's financial expertise is valuable to the Company's Audit Committee, on which he currently serves. ... In 2014, the Audit Committee consisted of Messrs. Hackett, Sharpe and Rau. ... The Audit Committee met five times in 2014. ... Compensation for non-employee directors ... John Rau ... Total Compensation ($) 175,993.
2016-04-08 Mr. Rau, 67, has been a director of the Company since June 1994 and Lead Independent Director since January 2016. ... Mr. Rau's financial expertise is valuable to the Company's Audit Committee, on which he currently serves. ... The Audit Committee currently consists of Messrs. Hackett, Sharpe and Rau. ... The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee currently consists of Messrs. Dominski, Hackett and Rau. ... DIRECTOR COMPENSATION TABLE ... John Rau 94,000 69,992 163,992
2017-04-10 Mr. Rau, 68 has been a director of the Company since June 1994 and Lead Independent Director since January 2016. Mr. Rau's financial expertise is valuable to the Company's Audit Committee, on which he currently serves. The Audit Committee currently consists of Messrs. Hackett, Sharpe and Rau. The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee currently consists of Messrs. Dominski, Hackett and Rau.
2018-04-10 Mr. Rau, 69, has been a director of the Company since June 1994 and Lead Independent Director since January 2016. ... Mr. Rau's financial expertise is valuable to the Company's Audit Committee, on which he currently serves.
2019-04-09 Mr. Rau, 70, has been a director since June 1994 and Lead Independent Director since January 2016. He serves on the Audit Committee and Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee. Director compensation table shows total compensation of $189,000.
2020-04-07 John 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 the company was sold to Mars, Inc. in September 2008 and a director of Nicor, Inc. from 1997 until it was sold 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.

Source material: SEC submissions metadata and DEF 14A proxy filings from EDGAR. Last updated: 2026-03-22