Tate Jeffrey L.

About Tate Jeffrey L.

Jeffrey L. Tate is an American finance executive and corporate director known for deep experience in accounting, corporate finance, and governance. His most notable recent role among U.S.-listed companies is as an independent director of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated, a position he has held since 2021. He is also Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Leggett & Platt, a role he has held since 2019. ([ir.huntington.com](https://ir.huntington.com/regulatory-sec-filings/all-sec-filings/content/0001308179-23-000101/0001308179-23-000101.pdf?utm_source=openai)) Before joining Leggett & Platt, Tate spent much of his career at Dow, where he began in Louisiana in 1992 and worked through a range of accounting and controller positions before taking on multiple finance leadership assignments in businesses including Dow Automotive, Investor Relations, Performance Materials, and Performance Plastics. He later served as Vice President and Business Finance Director for Dow’s Packaging and Specialty Plastics segment, where he oversaw finance activities and provided strategic and financial counsel to the business. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/19612/000130817920000081/ltcf2020_def14a.htm?utm_source=openai)) At TCF Financial Corporation, Tate joined the board in 2017 and played an active governance role, including service as chairman of the Finance Committee and as a member of the Audit, Compensation and Pension, and Risk Committees. After the TCF-Huntington merger, he remained connected to the Huntington governance landscape. That background reflects a strong command of capital allocation, financial reporting, internal controls, and risk oversight. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/19612/000130817920000081/ltcf2020_def14a.htm?utm_source=openai)) Overall, Tate stands out as a finance leader with a board-level perspective and a track record spanning industrial and banking environments. His profile combines operational finance expertise with independent oversight, making him well suited to roles focused on long-term value creation, compliance, and disciplined corporate stewardship.