Board of Directors

Mr. Archer has been a member of our board since October 2020. Mr. Archer is the CEO of Ignition Media Group, a leading integrated marketing agency, and president and founding partner of Archer Corporate Services (ACS). ACS is one of the nation’s leading marketing fulfillment service firms, serving clients such as General Motors, Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson, Prestige Brands and Blue Buffalo. Mr. Archer’s hospitality holding company, Congress Hospitality, is creator and managing partner of Central Kitchen + Bar. Previously Mr. Archer was a director of Main Street Bank, where he served on the audit committee, loan committee and CRA committee. Mr. Archer holds a law degree from the University of Michigan. Mr. Archer’s entrepreneurial experience, background in community banking and community involvement in Southeast Michigan make him a valuable contributor to our Board.

Mr. Beia was appointed to the Board in April 2018 in conjunction with the Company’s acquisition of Traverse City State Bank (‘‘TCSB’’). He is active in the oil and gas exploration industry and he owns and manages commercial and residential real estate holdings in the Traverse City area. He served on the TCSB Board of Directors for 17 years. Mr. Beia’s business experience in the Traverse City area and long-term service with TCSB make him a valuable contributor to our Board.

Mr. Boer is President and Founder of Grey Dunes, an independent family office advisory firm in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He has been a member of our board since 2012. From 1995 to 2005, Mr. Boer served as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of RDV Corporation, the family office of the Richard M. DeVos family. Prior to joining RDV Corporation in 1995, Mr. Boer was President of Michigan National Bank, Grand Rapids, and from 1987 to 1993 was Vice President for Administration and Finance at Calvin College. Mr. Boer’s past banking experience, his investment advisory expertise, and his broad experience in executive leadership roles within a number of industries provides important skill sets to our Board.

Ms. Budden has been a director since July 2015. She was President & CEO of Priority Health from January 2016 to January 2021, one of Michigan’s largest health plans with over $3 billion in revenue. Ms. Budden accepted the position having served as Chief Marketing Officer for Priority Health since 2009. Ms. Budden’s responsibilities as Chief Marketing Officer included leading strategic positioning and profitable growth for Priority Health’s individual, group commercial and government markets. Ms. Budden has more than 25 years of health insurance experience. She has held a number of leadership and executive management positions in the health insurance industry that include leading the individual consumer division, project management office and corporate strategy departments for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan prior to joining Priority Health. Ms. Budden’s experience in a highly competitive and regulated industry that is undergoing significant change, as well as her marketing expertise and leadership skills, make her an important contributor to the Board.

Mr. Cok has been a member of the board since June 2017. He retired as President of Foremost, a division of Farmers Group, Inc., as well as President of Farmers Personal and Commercial Lines. Farmers manages the insurance operations of the Farmers Insurance Group of Exchanges (Farmers Insurance Exchange, Fire Insurance Exchange, and Truck Insurance Exchange). In that capacity, Mr. Cok had broad responsibilities for the profitable growth of all Farmers insurance lines of business. Farmers Group, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Zurich Insurance Group Ltd. Farmers provides a variety of specialty, personal, and commercial lines insurance products throughout the United States. Mr. Cok also serves as Chair of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Independent Bank Corporation. He is a certified public accountant and is active in a variety of charitable and civic organizations. Mr. Cok’s role as an executive of a large insurance company, his accounting background, and his community involvement make him a valuable contributor to the board.

Mr. Gulis retired in 2008 as the Executive Vice President and President of Wolverine Worldwide Global Operations Group. He served as Executive Vice President, CFO and Treasurer of Wolverine Worldwide prior to his appointment as President, Global Operations. He became a director of IBCP in 2004. Mr. Gulis’ prior experience as a chief financial officer of a major corporation is an important skill set to have on the Board. In addition, his prior experience with a corporation that is subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 provides additional value to the Board.

Ms. Keller has been a member of our Board since December 2016. Since October 2019, Ms. Keller has served as the President & CEO of Cascade Engineering (CE). CE is a global manufacturing company based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Prior to becoming President & CEO of CE, Ms. Keller served in a variety of roles at the organization since 2009. Her role as an executive of a global manufacturing company and her leadership skills provide an important resource to the Board and management.

Mr. Kessel serves as President and CEO of IBCP and Independent Bank. He became a director of IBCP on January 1, 2013. Prior to his appointment as CEO as of January 1, 2013, Mr. Kessel served as President since April 1, 2011, and as Chief Operating Officer from 2007 to 2011. He also served as President of Independent Bank (prior to the consolidation of our four bank charters) from 2004 to 2007. Prior to joining IBCP in 1994, Mr. Kessel worked for a regional certified public accounting firm in their financial institutions group. Mr. Kessel has over 30 years of service in the financial services industry. His positions with the Company and those experiences make him a particularly important component of the Board.

Ms. Kruse was appointed to the Board in October 2019. She is the founder and CEO of OpTech, LLC and OpTech Solutions. These firms provide solutions for clients in the areas of analytics, cyber security, application development and connected vehicles. Prior to founding this business in 1999, Ms. Kruse was a senior tax consultant for a big 4 CPA firm. She is a certified public accountant. Her role as the CEO of a technology consulting firm, her background at a public accounting firm and her leadership skills provide an important resource to the Board and management.

Mr. Wooldridge joined the Board of IBCP in 2025. He is a corporate attorney at Varnum in Grand Rapids, where he represents several of the firm’s clients whose securities are traded publicly in corporate governance, securities law compliance, and mergers and acquisitions. He has been recognized as one of the Best Lawyers in America® in Corporate Law since 2005 and a Grand Rapids Magazine’s Top Lawyers in Corporate Law since 2019. Mr. Wooldridge also serves on the YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids Board as Chair of the Governance Committee.