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Laurie Benson

Parent Company Board Member and First Business Bank Board Member

Laurie Benson

About Laurie

Laurie S. Benson has served as a director of First Business Financial Services, Inc. since December 2018, is the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee Chair, and a member of the Compensation Committee. She has served as director on the First Business Bank Board since July 2009 and was a member of First Business Bank’s Northeast Wisconsin Advisory Board from August 2012 to November 2021. Ms. Benson is the CEO of LSB Unlimited, which provides consulting services to businesses on complex issues and opportunities. Ms. Benson served as the Executive Director of Nurses on Boards Coalition from 2016-2024. She co-founded and served as CEO of Inacom Information Services from its inception in 1984 until its sale to CORE BTS in 2009. Ms. Benson also serves on the boards of other private organizations.

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