James A. Reuter has been President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and First Interstate Bank as well as a member of the Board of Directors since November 2024. Mr. Reuter leads with expertise drawn from more than 37 years in the banking industry. Prior to joining First Interstate Bank, Mr. Reuter was the President and Chief Executive Officer of FirstBank Holding Company of Colorado from 2017 to 2024. Mr. Reuter started his banking career at FirstBank in 1987 and, prior to CEO, served as the bank’s Chief Operating Officer, overseeing many of the bank’s divisions including: loan/mortgage operations; information technology (IT); digital banking; payments; business banking; contact center; online account/loan acquisition; marketing; and treasury management. Mr. Reuter has been actively involved in the industry, serving on the Board of Directors of the American Bankers Association (ABA), ABA Government Relations Committee, ABA Payments Systems Advisory Council, and the ABA Venture Investment Committee. He also served on The Clearing House Real Time Payments Business Committee, the Board of Directors for the Mid-Size Bank Coalition of America, the Federal Reserve Bank Faster Payments Task Force Steering Committee, and the Colorado Bankers Association. In addition to industry-related work, Mr. Reuter has served on the boards of numerous nonprofits including: the American Cancer Society of Colorado’s CEOs Against Cancer; Women’s Foundation of Colorado; Special Olympics of Colorado; Ability Connection Colorado; Blind Institute of Technology; and Cerebral Palsy of Colorado. Mr. Reuter currently serves as Chair of the First Interstate BancSystem Foundation Board of Directors. Mr. Reuter earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Finance from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, and attended the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin.