Steven E. Trager

Steven E. Trager began serving as both Chairman and CEO of Republic in 2012. He previously served as President and CEO of Republic since 1998. He also currently serves as Chairman and CEO of the Bank. Mr. Trager began his career with the Bank in 1988 as General Counsel. Mr. Trager received his undergraduate degree in finance at the University of Texas at Austin. He received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law and engaged in the practice of law with the firm of Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs. He has more than thirty years banking experience. In 1994, he provided the leadership resulting in the complex merger and reorganization of the Republic group of multiple banks into a consolidated and more efficient banking structure. He provided the leadership for the Company’s initial public offering. He has direct experience not only in banking, but also in finance, operations, and retail management. He also has leadership and directorate experience in multiple community service organizations. Mr. Trager is past chairman for the Kentucky Bankers Association, the University of Louisville Board of Overseers, the 2016 Fund for the Arts Campaign and Leadership Kentucky, and is a former board member of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis’ Louisville Branch and the Louisville Regional Airport Authority. Mr. Trager currently serves on the Bellarmine University Board of Trustees. Mr. Trager’s past recognition includes the Louisvillian of the Year in 2017, the Lincoln Foundation’s 2018 Spirit of Excellence Award, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s Man of the Year in 2003, and recipient of the 2003 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for the Southern Ohio and Kentucky region.