A banking veteran with a wealth of experience will step away from his role as Chief Financial Officer of TCF Financial Corporation, the parent to Chemical Bank which has multiple branches across Michigan’s Great Southwest, but he’ll still play a role going forward.
TCF Financial announced this morning that Dennis Klaeser will step down from his role as Chief Financial Officer on October 1, 2020. At that time, Brian Maass, Deputy CFO and Treasurer, will assume the role of Chief Financial Officer and will report directly to Craig Dahl, President and CEO.
After Klaeser steps down from his role as CFO, the company intends to enter into an exclusive consulting agreement with him to provide strategic advice and assistance to TCF’s senior executive leadership.
Dahl says, “We are grateful for Dennis’ significant contributions throughout our merger of equals and at our legacy banks,” adding, “We look forward to Dennis’ continued leadership of the finance team until his transition date, and he will continue to be actively involved in ensuring the success of integration activities through the third quarter of 2020. Dennis has been instrumental in delivering significant growth in shareholder value during the past 10 years and we congratulate him on his many accomplishments. I, and the entire leadership team, look forward to his continued contributions as a consultant to TCF.”
Regarding Klaeser’s replacement, Dahl adds, “I have worked with Brian for seven years and I am pleased to announce him as our next CFO. He has been instrumental in guiding our financial strategy pre-merger and in leading the finance and treasury functions through the close of our merger of equals and during our integration. I look forward to Brian’s leadership as he transitions to the CFO role next year and as we work to deliver on our merger commitments.”
Klaeser began serving as Executive Vice President and CFO at TCF with the closing of the merger of equals on August 1, 2019. He previously served as Executive Vice President and CFO at Chemical Financial Corporation for three years, and served as CFO of Talmer Bancorp and First Place Bank. Additionally, he held leadership roles at Raymond James, PrivateBancorp, Inc., Anderson Corporate Finance and EVEREN Securities. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Lawrence University and master’s degrees from the University of Chicago and Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management.
Maass assumed the role of Executive Vice President, Deputy CFO and Treasurer at TCF following the closing of the merger of equals on August 1, 2019. Prior to the merger, he served TCF as its CFO for nearly four years, and Treasurer and Chief Investment Officer for three years. Maass previously held leadership roles at Wells Fargo and Crowe LLP. He received his bachelor’s degree in accounting from Northern Illinois University and holds a master’s degree in business administration from the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota.
TCF Financial Corporation is a Detroit-based financial holding company with $46 billion in total assets and a top 10 deposit market share in the Midwest at September 30, 2019. TCF’s primary banking subsidiary, TCF National Bank, is a premier Midwest bank offering consumer and commercial banking, trust and wealth management, and specialty leasing and lending products and services to consumers, small businesses and commercial clients. TCF has more than 500 branches primarily located in Michigan, Illinois and Minnesota with additional locations in Arizona, Colorado, Indiana, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin. TCF also conducts business across all 50 states and Canada through its specialty lending and leasing businesses. You can learn more about TCF online at tcfbank.com.
