Board Diversity Matrix

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EFSC and Enterprise Bank & Trust Board of Directors

Jim Lally is President and CEO of Enterprise Financial Services Corp (Nasdaq: EFSC). He is a passionate advocate for the company’s mission to ensure a lifetime of financial success through unmatched client attention, education and philanthropy.

Throughout his career, Jim has helped EFSC achieve record financial results, increased market share, and industry-leading customer satisfaction. Before being named CEO in May of 2017, he served as President of EFSC, Director of Fee Businesses and Director of Commercial Banking for Enterprise Bank & Trust, the company’s principal subsidiary. Before joining EFSC, Jim worked in various commercial banking capacities with U.S. Bank and Commerce Bank.

Jim serves on the Wallis Companies Board, St. Louis Aquarium Foundation Board, Gateway Arch Park Foundation Board, Regional Business Council Board and Executive Committee, and Saint Louis University Board of Trustees. Jim’s past civic involvements include SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Foundation Board, St. Joseph’s Academy Board, St. Louis Archdiocesan Finance Council, Trustee of the St. Louis Archdiocesan Fund, Friends of Scouting Campaign Chairman for the New Horizons District of the Boy Scouts of Greater St. Louis and the Executive Leadership Team of the St. Louis Chapter of the American Heart Association.

A native of St. Louis, Jim received his MBA from the University of Missouri–St. Louis and his Bachelor of Science degree in finance from Saint Louis University. In June of 2016, Jim completed The Executive Program at the Darden School of Business University of Virginia.

Lyne B. Andrich served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of CoBiz Financial Inc. (Nasdaq: COBZ) from May 2003 to January 2019, Chief Operating Officer from December 2017 to January 2019 and Controller from May 1997 to May 2003. Ms. Andrich has served on the Board of Directors and as a member of the Audit Committee of Fortis Financial Inc. (a privately held company) since May 2019 and also has served as a member of the Board of Governors for the Denver Zoological Foundation since June 2009 and previously served as its Chair of the Audit and Finance Committee. Ms. Andrich previously served on the Board of Directors and as a member of the Audit Committee of Whiting Petroleum, Inc. (NYSE: WLL) from September 2019 to August 2020, and served as an advisory board member for the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council from 2016 through 2018.

Michael A. DeCola has been a Director of the Company since 2007 and has been Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Company since May 2023. He served as Vice Chairman of HBM Holdings Company (“HBM”) from February 2019 through December 2019. Mr. DeCola was the Chief Executive Officer of HBM from January 2014 to February 2019 (President and Chief Executive Officer from January 2014 through September 2018). Mr. DeCola served as Chairperson of the Board of Mississippi Lime Company, a portfolio company of HBM from January 2014 through December 2019. Mr. DeCola was previously the Chairperson of the St. Louis Regional Business Council and is the former Chairperson of the United Way of Greater St. Louis and a member of the Executive Committee. Mr. DeCola serves on the advisory board of several private, family-owned businesses. He brings to the Board extensive executive business experience and connections within the St. Louis business community.

Bob is a founding member of Affinity Law Group, LLC.

Bob practices in the areas of business emergence, growth, mergers and acquisitions, capital transactions and reorganization, often finding himself in more of a strategic advisory role. He represents clients in the full range of leveraged buyouts, stock and asset acquisitions of public and private companies, divestitures, spin-offs, going private transactions, and the like. Transactions range in size from start up to several hundred million dollars, domestically as well as globally. Bob also provides advice and counsel to individuals and businesses concerning general business representation, taxation, estate planning, succession planning, real estate contracts, commercial lending, debt documentation and UCC.

Bob received his B.S. from Southwest Missouri State University in 1977 and his J.D. from the University of Missouri at Columbia School of Law in 1980. Bob is a member of the Missouri Bar Association, the St. Louis County Bar Association, the Association for Corporate Growth, and serves on various boards.

James M. Havel was appointed to the Board on March 6, 2014. Mr. Havel is currently Executive Vice Present and Chief Financial Officer at Clayco. Previously he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Express Scripts from October 2017 to January 2019. Beginning April 2016 through November 2016, Mr. Havel served as Chief Operating Officer of Vatterott Education Centers, a privately-held post-secondary trade school. Beginning January 2015 through March 2016, Mr. Havel served as a financial executive with Express Scripts Holding Company, a Fortune 25 Pharmacy Benefits Management company. Beginning in April 2011 and through December 2014, Mr. Havel served as the Chief Financial Officer of Major Brands Holdings, a prominent St. Louis-based wholesaler of premium wine and spirits, craft beer and non-alcoholic beverages. As an independent consultant from July 2010 through April 2011 with Havel Associates, LLC, Havel advised public and private companies on acquisitions and strategic planning. Prior to July 2010, Mr. Havel was a partner with Ernst & Young LLP. He brings extensive financial experience in both public and private company environments. Mr. Havel’s public accounting background also provides him with insight into the broad range of businesses and industries the Company serves.

Michael R. Holmes has been a Director of the Company since 2015. He has served as Chairperson Emeritus of the Board for Rx Outreach, Inc., since May 2020, having previously served as Chairperson of the Board of Rx Outreach, Inc. since February 2016. Rx Outreach, Inc. is a non-profit pharmacy that dispenses more than 30,000 months of medicine each week to low income individuals across the United States. Previously, he served as President of Rx Outreach, Inc. from October 2010 through January 2016. Prior to that, he served as Executive Vice President of Express Scripts from December 2005 through October 2010, responsible for Corporate Strategy, Research and Clinical Services, Human Resources, Corporate Real Estate, Security, Procurement, and all of its domestic subsidiary businesses. Mr. Holmes has broad public company senior management experience as well as consumer, financial and investment expertise. Mr. Holmes also brings to the Board a valuable perspective on community engagement and underserved markets.

Nevada A. Kent, IV has been a Director of the Company since 2017. He served as an Adjunct Professor of Accounting at Washington University from August 2012 to May 2020. Previously, Mr. Kent worked with Pricewaterhouse Coopers, LLP as Marketing Managing Partner from July 2004 through June 2012, and Partner from August 1977 through June 2004, performing audit engagements, merger and acquisition engagements, litigation support, and security offerings. Mr. Kent has over 35 years of auditing experience, including involvement in supervisor roles, and will bring his extensive insight to the Board.

Marcela Manjarrez has served as Chief Executive Officer of M Strategic Communications Consulting since September 2022. Previously, Ms. Manjarrez served as Executive Vice President, Chief Communications Officer of Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) from March 2015 to May 2022. From June 2014 to March 2015, Ms. Manjarrez served as Vice President, Public Affairs for the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Ms. Manjarrez currently serves on the Board of Directors for a number of charitable organizations, including Opera Theatre of St. Louis, National Alliance for Hispanic Health and Counterpublic. Additionally, Ms. Manjarrez serves as an advisory board member for Washington University in St. Louis’ Center for Finance and Accounting Research.

Stephen P. Marsh has been a Director of the Company since 2022. He served as Chairperson of the Company’s bank subsidiary, Enterprise Bank & Trust (“EB&T”), from 2008 to 2022 and as a member of EB&T’s Board of Directors since 2008. Mr. Marsh previously served as the Executive Vice President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of EB&T from 2008 until 2014; and Executive Vice President, Chairman and Chief Credit Officer from 2014 until his retirement in April 2016. Mr. Marsh also served as the President of EB&T from 2006 to 2008 and President of Commercial Banking at EB&T from 2003 to 2006. Prior to joining EB&T, Mr. Marsh served as president and senior loan officer of Southwest Bank from 1992 to 2003. Mr. Marsh serves on the board of directors and Finance Committee of Loyola Academy and previously served on the board of St. Joseph’s Institute for the Deaf, Unity Health Services and the University City Planning Commission. Mr. Marsh brings to the Board his deep level of understanding of the financial services industry combined with his risk management experience in the areas of credit management and regulatory compliance.

Daniel A. Rodrigues has served as executive partner at Hidden Creek Equity since February 2019. Mr. Rodrigues has also served as a member of EB&T’s Board of Directors and a member of EB&T’s Operations and Technology committee since May 2016. Previously, Mr. Rodrigues served as the vice president and general manager of KLX Aerospace Solutions from May 2016 to April 2017. Mr. Rodrigues also previously served as chief operating officer for Herndon Products, Inc. from January 2008 to May 2016. Mr. Rodrigues has extensive experience in setting a vision for an organization while maintaining focus on the day to day operational health and attainment of goals and objectives. Mr. Rodrigues also serves as executive chairperson at JGB Enterprises, Inc. and serves on the Dean’s Advisory Board of Parks College.

Richard M. Sanborn was appointed to the Board in November 2020. Prior to joining the Board, Mr. Sanborn served as a Director, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Seacoast Commerce Banc Holdings (OTC: SCBH) and Seacoast Commerce Bank (“Seacoast”) from October 2007 until it was acquired by the Company in November 2020. Mr. Sanborn also serves on the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, is the past Chair of the Federal Reserve Banks Community Depository Institution Advisory Council (“CDIAC”), a past Chair of the California Bankers Association, a past member of the American Bankers Association (“ABA”) Government Relations Council, a past member of the Independent Community Bankers Association (“ICBA”) lending advisory committee, and is a current member of the National Association of Corporate Directors. Mr. Sanborn has a B.S. in Accounting from Bentley University and a M.B.A. from California Pacific University.

Schmitz is co-founder and principal of LoanNEX in St. Louis, a residential mortgage platform of products and services including tools for trading loans, portfolio review and management and market risk/return analytics. She is also owner and partner of Adreon Investments, an investment partnership in three independent restaurants in St. Louis and Indianapolis.

Previously, Schmitz was executive vice president and chief financial officer of Charter Communications, Inc. She also has banking experience, having served with the former Mercantile Bank in St. Louis and the former First Union National Bank in Charlotte, NC.

Schmitz is a member of the Villa Duschesne Oak Hill School Board of Trustees. She has previously served on the Advisory Board to Palace Capital Management, LLC, the H. Sophie Newcomb College Institute Director Advisory Council and the Advisory Board of Women in Cable Television. Schmitz is a graduate of Tulane University.

Sandra A. Van Trease has been a Director of the Company since 2005. served as the Group President of BJC HealthCare, the largest healthcare institution in the St. Louis area, from 2004 through July 2020. Ms. Van Trease was President and Chief Executive Officer at UNICARE, an operating unit of Well Point Inc., a health insurance company, from 2002 through 2004. As an executive of RightChoice (NYSE: RIT) a health insurance company, from 1994 to 2002, she served as its President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer from 2000 through 2002. Ms. Van Trease previously served on the board of directors of Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU) where she also served as Chair of their Audit Committee and Chair of the Health, Safety, Security and Environmental Committee. Ms. Van Trease serves as a director of QuikTrip Corporation (a privately held company) and a member of their Audit Committee since June 2022, a director of Drury Development Corporation (a privately held company) and a member of their Audit Committee as well as a director for the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy (formerly known as the St. Louis College of Pharmacy), and previously served as a director for Vizient Mid-America and the National Association of ACO’s, in addition to several community organizations. Ms. Van Trease has a MBA and is a non-practicing Certified Public Accountant and Certified Management Accountant. Ms. Van Trease brings her executive management experience and knowledge of publicly-traded company boards as well as strong community service experience to the Board.

Lina A. Young served as Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer of Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU) from July 2010 to August 2021. Ms. Young served on a number of non-profit boards, including the Regional Board of Npower, which creates pathways to economic prosperity by launching digital careers for military veterans and young adults from underserved communities, from 2015 through 2019. Ms. Young holds a Bachelors degree in Computer Science from Tulane School of Engineering, a Masters degree in Information Management and a Masters degree in Telecommunications from Washington University School of Engineering and Applied Science.