Mr. Maass operates as a consultant, finance executive, and strategic business partner to CEOs, executive teams, and board of directors. He brings to Horizon more than 25 years of experience across the disciplines of corporate finance, strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, balance sheet and interest rate management, accounting, and capital markets. Most recently, Mr. Maass served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer for TCF Financial Corporation, a bank holding company and its subsidiary bank, TCF Bank. During his tenure, he led key initiatives involving operations optimization, profitability enhancements, and completed several transformative mergers that increased the organization from $18 billion to $48 billion. Additionally, Mr. Maass had held the positions of EVP Treasurer and Chief Investment Officer during his career at TCF. Prior to TCF, Mr. Maass also held various positions at Wells Fargo Bank, culminating as Senior Vice President – Treasury Global Funding with responsibilities that included company-wide liquidity management, collateral management, funding forecasts, hedging strategies, and development and execution of global funding strategies. Mr.Maass obtained a Master’s in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from the University of St. Thomas and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Northern Illinois University. He is formerly a registered Certified Public Accountant in the State of Illinois.