❮ Newsmakers

After seventeen years of serving as Board Vice Chairperson, Darren Caesar, a founder of the Bank was elected by his peers to serve as Board Chairperson of the Company and Bank. Mr. Caesar has been Chairperson of the Nominating and Corporate Governance committee and will continue to serve on that committee as well as the Audit and Asset Liability committees of the Board. Mr. Caesar is President of the California Commercial Division of HUB International, a national insurance brokerage. He is also a member of HUB’s corporate executive committee. The Company will benefit from Mr. Caesar’s long-term experience on this Board as well as his experience successfully growing a financial company in California via organic growth and acquisitions.