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Maureen Gillan-Myer currently serves as the EVP and Chief Administration and Human Resources Officer since October 1, 2024. She joined the Company as EVP and Chief Human Resources Officer on October 1, 2021. Prior to joining the Company, she served as the Chief Human Resources Officer of HSBC US from February 2016 through September 2021 and as its Senior Vice President- Talent Acquisition and Human Resources Business Partner from May 2009 through February 2016.

Michael N. Abdo currently serves as EVP and General Counsel since July 1, 2022. From January 2020 to July 2022, he served as SVP, Senior Associate General Counsel and September 2013 through December 2020, Associate General Counsel. Prior to joining the Company in 2013, Mr. Abdo was a senior associate at the law firm of Cadwalader, Wickersham and Taft LLP in New York, New York.

Marya Burgio Wlos currently serves as EVP and CFO since March 31, 2025. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Burgio Wlos served as Managing Director and COO of the Investment Bank at M&T Bank from January 2021 through March 2025. Ms. Burgio Wlos served as Head of Management Accounting, Finance at M&T Bank from September 2018 through January 2021 and as Head of Trading Relationship Management, UBS Asset Management at UBS AG from November 2013 through August 2018. Prior to that time, Ms. Burgio Wlos served in various finance roles at Citadel LLC from April 2008 through September 2012 and at Bank of America from January 2007 to April 2008.

Michele P. Sullivan is a retired partner of Crowe LLP (Crowe), joining the firm in 1992 and working there until her retirement on March 31, 2023. During her 30+ years at Crowe, she specialized in providing consulting services to the financial services sector and worked with top United States and global banks, as well as mid-market insurance carriers and fintech companies, providing consulting services on risk, compliance, internal audit, technology, strategic acquisitions, merger integration, and governance matters. Ms. Sullivan is a certified public accountant (CPA) and holds the Directorship Certification issued by the National Association of Corporate Directors.

Jeffery J. Knauss is currently the co-founder and CEO of Arcovo AI, an AI workforce company specializing in workflow automation and building AI Digital Employees. Mr. Knauss also served as the former CEO and co-founder of Digital Hyve, a digital marketing and advertising firm located in Rochester and Syracuse, New York, which was acquired in 2021 by the Butler/Till Agency. Under Mr. Knauss' leadership, Digital Hyve was named the 52nd fastest growing private company in the United States by Inc. Magazine in 2018 and remained on Inc.'s 5,000, a list of the fastest-growing privately held companies in the United States, for the following three years. Mr. Knauss is also an investor in several businesses including food service and start-ups focused on medical research, professional networking, e-commerce platforms, and mobile payment apps. He is active in the community and has served as a Board member of Byrne Dairy, CenterState CEO, The Food Bank of CNY, Onondaga Community College, SUNY Oswego Foundation, the United Way of CNY, and the Loretto Foundation.

John Parente is the Chief Executive Officer of CP Media, LLC, an owner of broadcast television stations headquartered in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Over the course of his business career, Mr. Parente has developed broad expertise by serving in various executive and management positions in a range of business ventures, including companies engaged in manufacturing, real estate, construction, banking, distribution, and media. He serves on the Board of Directors of Sordoni Construction Company, a New Jersey based construction company serving commercial clients in New Jersey and New York. Mr. Parente has developed significant banking experience through his prior involvement as a founding director of a bank located in Pennsylvania.

Raymond C. Pecor, III is the President of Lake Champlain Transportation Company, based in Burlington, Vermont, a key regional transportation company responsible for the ferry service for the Lake Champlain area. Mr. Pecor is active in the local community and previously served on the board of the Champlain Valley Exposition, a not-for-profit organization serving the Vermont region by promoting agriculture, education, arts and culture, commerce and entertainment activities. Mr. Pecor has over 15 years of experience in the banking industry having served as a member of Merchants Bank's Board of Directors from 2009 through May 2017 and a member of Merchants Bancshares, Inc. (Merchants) Board of Directors from 2012 through May 2017. Over the course of his tenure on Merchants' Board of Directors, he served on its Audit, Compensation and Governance Committees, and as the Chair of its Loan Committee. Mr. Pecor has significant entrepreneurial experience developed through participation in various development projects in the Vermont and New England area.

John A. Vaccaro is the Chairman Emeritus of MML Investors Services, LLC, a national broker-dealer and registered investment advisor with over $285 billion in assets under management, and Chairman of MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust, FSB, both subsidiaries of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual). Mr. Vaccaro led MassMutual Financial Advisors and served as Chief Executive Officer of MML Investors Services from 2009 until March 2025, overseeing a team of more than 7,500 financial advisors and 3,000 support staff across 1,600 locations nationwide. During his tenure, he grew MassMutual's wealth management business from approximately $10 billion to $285 billion in client assets. Mr. Vaccaro serves on the Board of Governors of FINRA and has previously served on the Boards of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, LL Global, Inc., and Holyoke Community College. Mr. Vaccaro received his B.A. from Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, where he served on the Board of Trustees from 2013 to 2023.

On September 30, 2024, Community Financial System, Inc. and its wholly owned banking subsidiary, Community Bank, N.A., appointed Deresa F. Durkee as Senior Vice President (SVP) and Chief Accounting Officer, effective immediately. Ms. Durkee, age 55, joined the Company and the Bank in December 2015 as Vice President and Corporate Controller in connection with the Company's acquisition with Oneida Financial Corp. (Oneida) where she served as SVP and Chief Financial Officer of Oneida and Oneida Savings Bank. In August 2022, she was promoted to SVP and Corporate Controller of the Company and the Bank. Ms. Durkee is a certified public accountant and has a B.S. in Accounting from LeMoyne College.

Matthew K. Durkee, the Bank's former President, Commercial Banking has been appointed as the Bank's SVP and Chief Banking Officer, effective as of January 1, 2026. Mr. Durkee joined the Bank in January 2022 as the President of the New England Region and was appointed as the President, Commercial Banking in January 2024.