# FIRST MERCHANTS CORP > Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero. ## Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Representation | alpha-profile-markdown-v4 | | Protocol | Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1 | | Schema | alpha.governance.entity.public.v1 | | Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | Governance record representation | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Canonical entity | alpha:company:38896fcd-0974-4265-8a1f-ce16d4538dc5 | | Entity type | Company | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/first-merchants-corp | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | source_reported | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 19 | | Claims under review | 1 | | Evidence records | 2 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-10-12T04:47:51.804923+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-10-12T04:47:51.804923+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: FIRST MERCHANTS CORP - Display name: FIRST MERCHANTS CORP ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-12T23:09:26.214435+00:00 | | Completeness | 0.318 | | Record Quality | 0.839 | | Directors | 12 | | Committees | 0 | | Governance events | 12 | | Entity class | public_company | ## Section coverage | Section | State | | --- | --- | | identity | PUBLISHED | | corporate_structure | NOT_REVIEWED | | board | PUBLISHED | | committees | NOT_REVIEWED | | leadership | NOT_REVIEWED | | ownership | NOT_REVIEWED | | financials | NOT_REVIEWED | | capital_structure | PUBLISHED | | compensation | NOT_REVIEWED | | governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | shareholder_governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | audit | NOT_REVIEWED | | legal | NOT_REVIEWED | | risk | NOT_REVIEWED | | cyber | NOT_REVIEWED | | ai_governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | agent_governance | RESTRICTED | | markets_external | NOT_REVIEWED | | events | PUBLISHED | | relationships | PUBLISHED | | assessments | PUBLISHED | | evidence | PUBLISHED | ## Board - Clark C. Kellogg: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2019-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:38896fcd-0974-4265-8a1f-ce16d4538dc5:leadership_role:7 - F. Howard Halderman: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2013-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:38896fcd-0974-4265-8a1f-ce16d4538dc5:leadership_role:8 - Jason R. Sondhi: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2022-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:38896fcd-0974-4265-8a1f-ce16d4538dc5:leadership_role:9 - Jean L. Wojtowicz: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2004-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:38896fcd-0974-4265-8a1f-ce16d4538dc5:leadership_role:10 - Kevin D. Johnson: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2022-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:38896fcd-0974-4265-8a1f-ce16d4538dc5:leadership_role:11 - Larry W. Myers: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2026-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:38896fcd-0974-4265-8a1f-ce16d4538dc5:leadership_role:12 - Mark K. Hardwick: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2021-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:38896fcd-0974-4265-8a1f-ce16d4538dc5:leadership_role:13 - Michael C. Rechin: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2005-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:38896fcd-0974-4265-8a1f-ce16d4538dc5:leadership_role:14 - Michael J. Fisher: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2017-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:38896fcd-0974-4265-8a1f-ce16d4538dc5:leadership_role:15 - Michael R. Becher: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2012-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:38896fcd-0974-4265-8a1f-ce16d4538dc5:leadership_role:16 - Mung Chiang: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2023-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:38896fcd-0974-4265-8a1f-ce16d4538dc5:leadership_role:17 - Susan W. Brooks: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2021-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:38896fcd-0974-4265-8a1f-ce16d4538dc5:leadership_role:18 ## Governance events - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Larry W. Myers seat on FIRST MERCHANTS CORP, effective 2026-01-01. Effective: 2026-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-12T04:47:51.804923+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:16kf4af4g1apn - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Mung Chiang seat on FIRST MERCHANTS CORP, effective 2023-01-01. Effective: 2023-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-12T04:47:51.804923+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1nfbfbd17xcxhz - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Jason R. Sondhi seat on FIRST MERCHANTS CORP, effective 2022-01-01. Effective: 2022-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-12T04:47:51.804923+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:165p3d11p6dh - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Kevin D. Johnson seat on FIRST MERCHANTS CORP, effective 2022-01-01. Effective: 2022-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-12T04:47:51.804923+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:183pu484yso2k - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Mark K. Hardwick seat on FIRST MERCHANTS CORP, effective 2021-01-01. Effective: 2021-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-12T04:47:51.804923+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1vz47r51qxwled - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Susan W. Brooks seat on FIRST MERCHANTS CORP, effective 2021-01-01. Effective: 2021-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-12T04:47:51.804923+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:134u7e1elqwqu - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Clark C. Kellogg seat on FIRST MERCHANTS CORP, effective 2019-01-01. Effective: 2019-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-12T04:47:51.804923+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:163owotqt8ll3 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Michael J. Fisher seat on FIRST MERCHANTS CORP, effective 2017-01-01. Effective: 2017-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-12T04:47:51.804923+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:5e7igm3cexty - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: F. Howard Halderman seat on FIRST MERCHANTS CORP, effective 2013-01-01. Effective: 2013-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-12T04:47:51.804923+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:wugkzy1ddd9ni - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Michael R. Becher seat on FIRST MERCHANTS CORP, effective 2012-01-01. Effective: 2012-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-12T04:47:51.804923+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1nscdtu883zjg - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Michael C. Rechin seat on FIRST MERCHANTS CORP, effective 2005-01-01. Effective: 2005-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-12T04:47:51.804923+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:vtxu7k1mh7ut0 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Jean L. Wojtowicz seat on FIRST MERCHANTS CORP, effective 2004-01-01. Effective: 2004-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-12T04:47:51.804923+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:psutllhlrny9 ## Scoped resources - `alpha://company/first-merchants-corp` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/first-merchants-corp?format=record - `alpha://company/first-merchants-corp/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/first-merchants-corp?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://company/first-merchants-corp/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/first-merchants-corp?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://company/first-merchants-corp/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/first-merchants-corp?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://company/first-merchants-corp/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/first-merchants-corp?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://company/first-merchants-corp/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/first-merchants-corp?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://company/first-merchants-corp/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/first-merchants-corp?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://company/first-merchants-corp/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/first-merchants-corp?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://company/first-merchants-corp/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/first-merchants-corp?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://company/first-merchants-corp/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/first-merchants-corp?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://company/first-merchants-corp/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/first-merchants-corp?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://company/first-merchants-corp/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/first-merchants-corp?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://company/first-merchants-corp/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/first-merchants-corp?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://company/first-merchants-corp/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/first-merchants-corp?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://company/first-merchants-corp/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/first-merchants-corp?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://company/first-merchants-corp/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/first-merchants-corp?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://company/first-merchants-corp/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/first-merchants-corp?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://company/first-merchants-corp/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/first-merchants-corp?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://company/first-merchants-corp/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/first-merchants-corp?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://company/first-merchants-corp/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/first-merchants-corp?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://company/first-merchants-corp/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/first-merchants-corp?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://company/first-merchants-corp/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/first-merchants-corp?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://company/first-merchants-corp/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/first-merchants-corp?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - NOT_ASSERTED ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Leadership - Clark C. Kellogg: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:38896fcd-0974-4265-8a1f-ce16d4538dc5:leadership_role:7. Valid from: 2019-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:16384e56dbe66229a5fb1e805781045f6f07d04602c1d889e10f249ab651597a. - F. Howard Halderman: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:38896fcd-0974-4265-8a1f-ce16d4538dc5:leadership_role:8. Valid from: 2013-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:16384e56dbe66229a5fb1e805781045f6f07d04602c1d889e10f249ab651597a. - Jason R. Sondhi: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:38896fcd-0974-4265-8a1f-ce16d4538dc5:leadership_role:9. Valid from: 2022-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:16384e56dbe66229a5fb1e805781045f6f07d04602c1d889e10f249ab651597a. - Jean L. Wojtowicz: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:38896fcd-0974-4265-8a1f-ce16d4538dc5:leadership_role:10. Valid from: 2004-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:16384e56dbe66229a5fb1e805781045f6f07d04602c1d889e10f249ab651597a. - Kevin D. Johnson: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:38896fcd-0974-4265-8a1f-ce16d4538dc5:leadership_role:11. Valid from: 2022-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:16384e56dbe66229a5fb1e805781045f6f07d04602c1d889e10f249ab651597a. - Larry W. Myers: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:38896fcd-0974-4265-8a1f-ce16d4538dc5:leadership_role:12. Valid from: 2026-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:16384e56dbe66229a5fb1e805781045f6f07d04602c1d889e10f249ab651597a. - Mark K. Hardwick: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:38896fcd-0974-4265-8a1f-ce16d4538dc5:leadership_role:13. Valid from: 2021-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:16384e56dbe66229a5fb1e805781045f6f07d04602c1d889e10f249ab651597a. - Michael C. Rechin: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:38896fcd-0974-4265-8a1f-ce16d4538dc5:leadership_role:14. Valid from: 2005-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:16384e56dbe66229a5fb1e805781045f6f07d04602c1d889e10f249ab651597a. - Michael J. Fisher: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:38896fcd-0974-4265-8a1f-ce16d4538dc5:leadership_role:15. Valid from: 2017-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:16384e56dbe66229a5fb1e805781045f6f07d04602c1d889e10f249ab651597a. - Michael R. Becher: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:38896fcd-0974-4265-8a1f-ce16d4538dc5:leadership_role:16. Valid from: 2012-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:16384e56dbe66229a5fb1e805781045f6f07d04602c1d889e10f249ab651597a. - Mung Chiang: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:38896fcd-0974-4265-8a1f-ce16d4538dc5:leadership_role:17. Valid from: 2023-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:16384e56dbe66229a5fb1e805781045f6f07d04602c1d889e10f249ab651597a. - Susan W. Brooks: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:38896fcd-0974-4265-8a1f-ce16d4538dc5:leadership_role:18. Valid from: 2021-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:16384e56dbe66229a5fb1e805781045f6f07d04602c1d889e10f249ab651597a. ## Roles - PUBLISHED ## Governance - NOT_ASSERTED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## Financials - NOT_ASSERTED ## Workforce - NOT_ASSERTED ## Market and index context - PUBLISHED ## Legal Name - FIRST MERCHANTS CORP. Claim: alpha:claim:company:38896fcd-0974-4265-8a1f-ce16d4538dc5:legal_name:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:da1cea3cba891e62621f22f1afdb00b026c82395e69473ed5eda439ea714991c. ## Entity Status - Public listing published. Claim: alpha:claim:company:38896fcd-0974-4265-8a1f-ce16d4538dc5:entity_status:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:da1cea3cba891e62621f22f1afdb00b026c82395e69473ed5eda439ea714991c. ## Published Fact - US. Claim: alpha:claim:company:38896fcd-0974-4265-8a1f-ce16d4538dc5:published_fact:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:da1cea3cba891e62621f22f1afdb00b026c82395e69473ed5eda439ea714991c. - Financial Services. Claim: alpha:claim:company:38896fcd-0974-4265-8a1f-ce16d4538dc5:published_fact:5. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:da1cea3cba891e62621f22f1afdb00b026c82395e69473ed5eda439ea714991c. - Banks - Regional. Claim: alpha:claim:company:38896fcd-0974-4265-8a1f-ce16d4538dc5:published_fact:6. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:da1cea3cba891e62621f22f1afdb00b026c82395e69473ed5eda439ea714991c. ## Security Listing - FRME (NASDAQ). Claim: alpha:claim:company:38896fcd-0974-4265-8a1f-ce16d4538dc5:security_listing:19. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:da1cea3cba891e62621f22f1afdb00b026c82395e69473ed5eda439ea714991c. - FRMEP (NASDAQ). Claim: alpha:claim:company:38896fcd-0974-4265-8a1f-ce16d4538dc5:security_listing:20. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:da1cea3cba891e62621f22f1afdb00b026c82395e69473ed5eda439ea714991c. ## Coverage states | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Identity | PUBLISHED | | Business | PUBLISHED | | Leadership | PUBLISHED | | Board and committees | PUBLISHED | | Governance | NOT_ASSERTED | | Financials | NOT_ASSERTED | | Workforce | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ownership | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ratings | NOT_PUBLISHED | | Market and index context | PUBLISHED | ## Public sources - alpha:projection-evidence:da1cea3cba891e62621f22f1afdb00b026c82395e69473ed5eda439ea714991c: [Alpha canonical company public projection](https://www.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/first-merchants-corp). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:16384e56dbe66229a5fb1e805781045f6f07d04602c1d889e10f249ab651597a: [DEF 14A frme-20260402.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712534/000071253426000025/frme-20260402.htm). ## Rights | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | public_retrieval | allowed | | agent_retrieval | allowed | | redistribution | not_granted | | model_training | not_granted | | commercial_use | not_specified | | relationship_pathfinding | not_granted | | direct_contact | not_granted | ## Limitations - Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist. - Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included. - Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist. - Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights. - This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating. ## Alternate representations - [Canonical profile](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/first-merchants-corp) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/first-merchants-corp.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/first-merchants-corp?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/first-merchants-corp?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://companies/first-merchants-corp` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp ## Connected governance records Only explicitly published, rights-cleared records. Missing records do not establish absence, safety, or complete coverage. ## Critical-risk oversight Snapshot as of 2026-10-12T23:09:25.999318+00:00; recorded 2026-10-12T23:09:25.999318+00:00. Every published assignment for this snapshot is listed. Only explicitly reviewed, rights-cleared assignments in effect on the as-of date, in the company's own wording. An assignment shows where oversight is placed, not whether it is effective. Missing records do not establish absence.