UMB Financial Corporation Appoints Leroy J. Williams to Board of Directors

UMB Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: UMBF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Leroy J. Williams to the UMB Financial Corporation Board of Directors.

Williams has more than 20 years of experience in the information technology services industry. He is currently vice president of information technology and services at Ball Corporation, a metal packaging company for beverages, food and household products which posted $8.6 billion in sales for 2014 and employs 14,500 people worldwide through its subsidiaries. Previously, he was executive director of the Colorado Department of Labor & Employment.

Williams has served on multiple boards, including the Denver Chamber of Commerce, Colorado Legacy Foundation, Aurora Education Foundation, Logan School for Gifted and Talented, Community College of Aurora Foundation, Colorado Workplace Development Council, Colorado Commission on Information Management and the Colorado Commission on Science & Technology.

“Leroy’s previous board experience and deep community connections, as well as his knowledge of the IT industry, will be a tremendous addition to our board,” said Mariner Kemper, chairman and CEO of UMB Financial Corporation. “He has a strong reputation that can only benefit UMB’s presence throughout our footprint."

Williams earned a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Denver. He also graduated from Denver Technical College with a bachelor’s degree in computer information systems after serving in the U.S. Army for four years.

About UMB:

UMB Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: UMBF) is a diversified financial holding company headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., offering complete banking services, payment solutions, asset servicing and institutional investment management to customers. UMB operates banking and wealth management centers throughout Missouri, Illinois, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Arizona and Texas, as well as two national specialty-lending businesses. Subsidiaries of the holding company include companies that offer services to mutual funds and alternative-investment entities and registered investment advisors that offer equity and fixed income strategies to institutions and individual investors. For more information, visit umb.com, umbfinancial.com, blog.umb.com or follow us on Twitter at @UMBBank, Facebook at facebook.com/UMBBank and LinkedIn at linkedin.com/company/umb-bank.

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