DETRIOT — Chemical Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Chemical Financial Corporation and Michigan’s largest headquartered banking company, recently announced it has named Barbara L. McQuade as a new member to the Chemical Bank board of directors. 

McQuade was appointed to the board April 25.

“I have gained immeasurable experience from the several boards I’ve served on in Detroit and southeast Michigan and am looking forward to leveraging my experience to help grow such an important organization in the state,” McQuade said. “My nearly two decades of work in public service has equipped me with the knowledge to properly support a growing organization and help it achieve certain goals.”

McQuade is currently a law professor at the University of Michigan, teaching criminal law, criminal procedure and national security law. She also serves on the board of directors for SafeHouse Center, Crime Stoppers of Detroit, the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan and the Hudson-Webber Foundation. Prior to joining the Chemical Bank board, she served as the attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan from 2010-17, and as vice chair of the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee and co-chair of the Terrorism and National Security Subcommittee. McQuade was an assistant attorney in Detroit for 12 years, serving as deputy chief of the National Security Unit.

“Barbara’s vast leadership and board experience will make her a great asset to our board of directors,” said Gary Torgow, chairman of Chemical Financial Corporation Board. “During this period of growth for our organization, we are very pleased to add someone of Barbara’s credentials and experience to our board.”

Chemical Financial Corporation is the largest banking company headquartered and operating branch offices in Michigan. The Corporation operates through its subsidiary bank, Chemical Bank, with 212 banking offices located primarily in Michigan, northeast Ohio and northern Indiana. At March 31, 2018, the Corporation had total assets of $19.8 billion. Chemical Financial Corporation’s common stock trades on The NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol CHFC and is one of the issuers comprising The NASDAQ Global Select Market and the S&P MidCap 400 Index.