OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM

Jared M. Wolff has served as Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company and the Bank and as a director of the Company and Chairman of the Board of the Bank since 2019. Mr. Wolff was elected as Chairman of the Company’s Board in May 2025.

Mr. Wolff is a veteran California banking executive with deep expertise in finance, law and risk management. He joined Banc of California from City National Bank, a Los Angeles-based regional bank and wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada, where he was Executive Vice President and General Counsel, and served on the bank’s executive committee. Prior to City National, Mr. Wolff was President and a member of the Board of Directors of Pacific Western Bank, a leading California-based commercial bank and wholly owned subsidiary of PacWest Bancorp. Mr. Wolff joined PacWest from the law firm Sullivan & Cromwell LLP.

Mr. Wolff is a member of several professional and nonprofit organizations including the CEO Council of Los Angeles, the Economic Club of New York, the Board of Directors of the Mid-Size Bank Coalition of America, the Board of Governors of the Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment Commission and its leadership group ChampionLA, and the Young Presidents’ Organization. Mr. Wolff is also a member of Steadfast LA’s coalition of civic and business leaders dedicated to accelerating the rebuilding of Los Angeles after the devastating January 2025 wildfires. He has been named to the Los Angeles Business Journal’s list of the area’s 500 most influential leaders and impactful executives for seven years in a row.

Mr. Wolff received his Bachelor’s degree from Duke University, his Master’s degree in French Language and Literature from Middlebury College, and his law degree from the University of Michigan.

Chris Blake is Vice Chairman for Banc of California. He provides strategic guidance and advice to the bank’s leadership and board, and he supports key initiatives to advance the bank’s mission and growth.

Mr. Blake is an established banker with more than 40 years of experience across many areas of bank operations and sales. Before joining Banc of California in November 2023, he served in several executive roles at PacWest Bancorp, including as President and CEO of the Community Banking Division, President of the Eastern Region, and Executive Vice President, Human Resources Director.

Mr. Blake is also a Director at California Domestic Water Company (CDWC) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Cadway, Inc. CDWC is a nonprofit mutual water company based in Whittier, California, that provides shareholders and customers a reliable, local resource of water that eliminates or significantly reduces the need to purchase more expensive imported water from Northern California or the Colorado River.

Mr. Blake earned his Bachelor of Science degree in finance from San Diego State University and his law degree from Western State University College of Law in Irvine, California. He is also a graduate of the Pacific Coast Banking School.

Mr. Corsini is the Executive Vice President, Chief Credit Officer of the Company and the Bank.

Mr. Corsini became Executive Vice President, Chief Credit Officer of the Company and the Bank effective May 1, 2024. Mr. Corsini has over 37 years in leadership roles in the financial services industry. From April 2014 to December 2023, Mr. Corsini served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer of PacWest Bancorp and Executive Vice President of Pacific Western Bank. Prior to joining PacWest Bancorp, Mr. Corsini served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of CapitalSource Bank from October 2011 to April 2014. Mr. Corsini previously served as President, Credit Administration of CapitalSource Bank from July 2008 to October 2011 and as Chief Credit Officer from CapitalSource Inc.’s inception in 2000 until July 2008. Prior to joining CapitalSource, Mr. Corsini was an Executive Vice President with Fleet Capital Corporation, a commercial finance company, from 1986 to 2000. Mr. Corsini was licensed in 1986 in the state of Connecticut as a certified public accountant (inactive) and was a Senior Auditor with Coopers & Lybrand.

Mr. Dotan was appointed Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of the Company and the Bank effective May 28, 2019. He was further appointed Chief Administrative Officer of the Company and the Bank effective January 1, 2023.

Mr. Dotan has more than 20 years of corporate legal experience, including banking M&A and capital markets, and extensive experience leading in-house legal departments that advise on complex transactional, regulatory, and governance matters. In his role as Chief Administrative Officer, Mr. Dotan is responsible for overseeing and coordinating across all administrative areas of the Bank.

Prior to joining Banc of California, Mr. Dotan served as Executive Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Carrington Mortgage Holdings, LLC, a holding company whose primary businesses include mortgage servicing and origination, real estate logistics, and real estate services. Mr. Dotan also served as Chief Legal Officer of Arch Bay Capital, LLC, an investment management firm specializing in real estate and mortgage services. Before joining Arch Bay, Mr. Dotan served as Associate General Counsel and then Chief Legal Officer of Thompson National Properties, LLC, a commercial real estate firm and sponsor of a public real estate investment trust. Prior to going in-house, Mr. Dotan was an associate with the law firms of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP and Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP from 2004 to 2010, where he represented public and private companies and financial institutions in connection with mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, structured finance transactions and corporate governance matters.

Mr. Dotan currently serves on the Board of Directors of Orange County United Way and is engaged in community activities focused on education, homelessness, and veterans.

Mr. Dotan received his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Southern California, Gould School of Law. Mr. Dotan is admitted to practice law in California.

Ms. Hon joined the Bank in March 2025 as Executive Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer of the Company and the Bank. She was further appointed Deputy Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the Bank in March 2026.

In her role as Chief Accounting Officer and Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Ms. Hon oversees all accounting, controllership and financial reporting, including Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) controls, tax, and business unit finance. Ms. Hon is a distinguished finance and accounting leader with more than 20 years of experience in the banking and financial services industry.

Her extensive background includes a notable 17-year tenure at Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), where she most recently served as Chief Accounting Officer. At SVB, Ms. Hon led the accounting and reporting teams, and oversaw controllership, tax, the SOX program, SEC and regulatory reporting, and technical accounting and policy. She also led the finance transformation team, spearheading data and technology initiatives that supported financial and regulatory reporting. Her earlier roles at SVB included Head of Financial Planning and Analysis and Corporate Controller. Prior to SVB, Ms. Hon was an auditor at KPMG.

Ms. Hon received her Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Psychology from the University of British Columbia and is a Chartered Professional Accountant.

Mr. Hussain joined Banc of California in 2019 as President of Commercial and Real Estate Banking and became President of the Bank effective January 1, 2023.

Mr. Hussain is Executive Vice President of the Company and President of the Bank and is responsible for the overall strategy, goals and execution of the Bank’s client-facing teams outside of retail branches. Mr. Hussain is a seasoned executive leader who brings over 25 years of diverse experience in financial services, capital markets, and corporate finance.

Prior to joining Banc of California, Mr. Hussain served as Executive Vice President, Real Estate Market Executive in the Commercial Banking group for Wells Fargo Bank, where he worked for ten years. Mr. Hussain led a national team of senior banking professionals, set sales and marketing strategy, and was responsible for risk oversight.

Mr. Hussain is very active in the communities he serves and has held several board positions, including past affiliations with U.S.S. Potomac Association, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, and the American Heart Association.

Mr. Hussain received his MBA in Finance from Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada, and received his undergraduate degree in economics from the University of Toronto.

Mr. Kauder joined Banc of California in July 2023 as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the Bank.

Mr. Kauder has more than 30 years of experience in the banking and financial services industry, including more than 15 years in executive finance positions at Wells Fargo Corporation. Most recently, Mr. Kauder served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Wells Fargo’s Wholesale Banking Segment, which included both the Corporate and Investment Banking and Commercial Lending businesses. Prior to that, Mr. Kauder served in other senior leadership roles at Wells Fargo, including roles in Finance, Accounting, Financial Oversight and Governance.

Prior to his time at Wells Fargo, Mr. Kauder held senior leadership roles in finance and accounting at Wachovia Bank, GE Capital and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Additionally, Mr. Kauder has been involved with a series of ventures, including a start-up blockchain company and as an Industry Advisor for Armstrong Wolfe Ltd.

Mr. Kauder is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive) and holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Scott Ladd is Chief Credit Officer, Specialty Banking, and Head of Credit Operations at Banc of California. He is involved in evaluating credit processes across the company, oversees credit and portfolio management for lending outside of the Community Bank, and has direct responsibility for credit operations. He is also a member of the bank’s Executive Leadership Group.

Mr. Ladd is a respected leader in the banking industry who brings significant financial experience and a focus on integration, organizational structure optimization, business process improvement and systems-based solutions to Banc of California. Prior to taking on his current role in September 2024, he served as Executive Vice President and Group Head of Portfolio Management for Banc of California. Before that, Mr. Ladd held senior leadership positions at Pacific Western Bank and CapitalSource. He began his financial services career at PwC with the Transaction Services team.

Mr. Ladd earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting from Brigham Young University.

Ms. Lindsay joined Banc of California in 2016 and became Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer effective January 1, 2023.

In her role as Chief Risk Officer, Ms. Lindsay oversees the Enterprise Risk Management organization and has responsibility for the Bank’s Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), anti-money laundering (AML) and overarching risk program across the Bank.

Prior to assuming her current role, Ms. Lindsay has served in various capacities, including Deputy Chief Risk Officer and Deputy BSA Officer since joining the Bank in 2016. Ms. Lindsay has over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry, with a focus on the management and execution of operational and regulatory processes and controls. Prior to joining Banc of California, Ms. Lindsay spent 15 years at MUFG Union Bank in various roles, including Managing Director of the Performance Excellence Group.

Ms. Lindsay has extensive experience in the areas of risk and control framework development and operational process design and optimization. Ms. Lindsay’s areas of expertise include business process re-engineering for BSA/AML operations, third-party risk management, credit life-cycle operations, issues management, exam management and governance oversight. As a Lean Six Sigma certified expert, Ms. Lindsay has worked with business leaders to continually reimagine their service delivery models in order to remain competitive, efficient, compliant and relevant.

Ms. Lindsay also serves on the board for Hope Builders, an organization which empowers young adults of Orange County through mentorship and skills training.

Ms. Lindsay received her Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business, with an emphasis in International Business.

Sean Lynden is President of Banc of California’s Venture Banking Group. In this role, he leads a national team of bankers who provide tailored banking solutions to seed- and early-stage startups, as well as fund financing for venture capital and private equity firms. He is also a member of Banc of California’s Executive Leadership Group.

Mr. Lynden is an accomplished executive with more than 30 years of experience. Before joining Banc of California, he served as President of the Venture Banking Group for Pacific Western Bank and as Senior Vice President and Risk Manager for Square 1 Bank. He began his banking career at Silicon Valley Bank, where he held various positions in technology, credit administration and finance.

Mr. Lynden also has extensive experience in venture capital and venture debt. Prior to joining Pacific Western Bank, he was a Founding Partner at Gold Hill Capital, a private venture firm that provides debt and equity capital to companies in technology and life sciences.

Mr. Lynden earned his bachelor’s degree in international relations from Stanford University.

Bill Rhodes is Executive Vice President and Chief Internal Audit Officer for Banc of California. In this role, he oversees the bank’s internal audit program to provide the independent, objective assurance over governance, risk management and internal controls. He is also a member of the bank’s Executive Leadership Group.

Mr. Rhodes has more than 25 years of experience leading internal audit functions at financial services firms. Before joining Banc of California in 2025, he served as Chief Audit Executive for Coastal Community Bank in Washington. Prior to that, he spent 15 years at Silicon Valley Bank — most recently as Deputy Chief Audit Executive — where he was instrumental in transforming the internal audit department to meet evolving regulatory expectations. He also was a Manager of Assurance Services at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he led teams of auditors and performed internal audit co-sourcing engagements for public commercial and consumer banks.

Mr. Rhodes earned his bachelor’s degree in commerce with concentrations in accounting and finance from University of Windsor in Ontario, Canada. He is a Canadian Chartered Accountant.

Steven Schwimmer is Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Banc of California. He oversees the bank’s information technology infrastructure, operations and strategy, as well as its digital banking platform and application environment. He also has responsibility for teams across bank operations, payment operations, loss prevention and product. He is a member of Banc of California’s Executive Leadership Group.

With 30 years of experience in banking and financial services, Mr. Schwimmer is an accomplished leader known for driving large-scale transformation, business process change and organizational change. Prior to joining Banc of California in November 2023, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer at Pacific Western Bank. Before that, he was Senior Vice President and Head of Technology and Operations for CIT’s Consumer Bank and Treasury Payment group. He also held leadership roles at OneWest Bank and was a Senior Manager at Accenture focused on banking.

Mr. Schwimmer earned his bachelor’s degree in finance and real estate from California State University, Northridge.

Kim Tu is Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer at Banc of California, Inc. where she leads all aspects of Human Resources and Enterprise People Strategy. Ms. Tu is a member of the Executive Leadership Group.

Since joining the bank in 2018, she has played a pivotal role in shaping and advancing the organization’s people and talent strategy. As Senior Vice President, Talent Acquisition, she built and scaled the recruiting function while strengthening the leadership pipeline. She was later promoted to Executive Vice President, Head of Talent Strategy, where she expanded her impact across talent development, organizational effectiveness, and workforce planning.

Ms. Tu previously held Human Resources and Talent Leadership roles at various organizations, including JPMorgan Chase. She has broad experience across financial services and operations management and is passionate about building strong cultures, developing leaders, and creating scalable people strategies that drive business results and elevate the team member experience.

She holds an MBA from California State University, Fullerton, and a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from California State University, Long Beach.