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Mr. Johnson has over 36 years experience in the financial service industry including 34 years of commercial banking experience. Mr. Johnson was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of FMB-Grand Rapids in 1986 and served as Chairman President and Chief Executive Officer from 1988 to May of 1997 when he resigned to organize Mercantile. Mr. Johnson served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Mercantile and the Bank from their inception through 1998 and since the beginning of 1999 has served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Mercantile and Chairman of the Board of the Bank. In the Grand Rapids market prior to joining FMB-Grand Rapids Mr. Johnson was employed in various lending capacities by Union Bank (now part of JPMorgan Chase & Co.) Pacesetter Bank-Grand Rapids (now part of Fifth Third Bancorp) and Manufacturers Bank (now part of Comerica Bank). He currently serves as Chairman of H.H.S. Health Options Inc. Chairman of the Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan Chairman of the West Michigan Leadership Council of the American Diabetes Association and Secretary of the Girl Scouts of Michigan Trails. He is a member of the Boards of Directors of the Proaction Behavioral Health Alliance the Proaction Behavioral Health Alliance Foundation YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids and the Grand Rapids Symphony. He serves on the Hanover College Board of Trustees and the Grand Valley University Foundation Board of Trustees. He is affiliated with inFORUM professional women’s alliance Grand Rapids Rotary Club and the Economic Development Foundation. Mr. Johnson has been a member of our Board of Directors since 1997. | 