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On December 31, 2025, the Board of Directors of Customers Bancorp, Inc. appointed Mr. Sam Sidhu, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, to serve as a director of the Company, effective as of January 1, 2026. Mr. Sam Sidhu was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective January 1, 2026. Mr. Sam Sidhu joined the Board of Customers Bank in 2012 and became a full-time officer of the Bank early in 2020. On July 1, 2021, Mr. Sam Sidhu was named as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Customers Bank and the President of Customers Bancorp. Prior to that, Mr. Sam Sidhu served as Customer Bancorp's Head of Corporate Development and Vice Chair and Chief Operating Officer of Customers Bank. He holds a BA from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.

Mr. Jay Sidhu joined Customers Bank as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in the second quarter of 2009. Effective January 1, 2026, Mr. Jay Sidhu retired as Chief Executive Officer of Customers Bancorp and assumed the role of Executive Chairman of Customers Bancorp. Before joining Customers Bank, Mr. Jay Sidhu was the Chief Executive Officer of Sovereign Bank and Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. from 1989 and its Chairman from 2002 until his retirement on December 31, 2006. Mr. Jay Sidhu was also the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sidhu Advisors, LLC, a consulting firm from 2007 to 2009. Mr. Sidhu is a recipient of Financial World's CEO of the year award, and was also named Turnaround Entrepreneur of the Year, while he was the CEO of Sovereign. In 2016, he was named Financial Technology Entrepreneur of the Year. He has received many other awards and honors, including a Hero of Liberty Award from the National Liberty Museum and Caron Foundation's Citizen of the Year. Mr. Jay Sidhu also served as Executive Chairman of Megalith Financial Acquisition Corporation. Mr. Jay Sidhu has also served on the boards of numerous businesses and not-for-profits, including as a member of the Board of Grupo Santander in Madrid, Spain and Atlantic Coast Financial Corporation in Jacksonville, Florida. He obtained a MBA from Wilkes University and is a graduate of Harvard Business School's Leadership Course for CEOs. Mr. Jay Sidhu also helped establish the Jay Sidhu School of Business and Leadership at Wilkes University.

Mr. Watkins is the Head of Corporate Development and Investor Relations and former Chief Financial Officer of Customers Bancorp, Inc. He is also a member of the Executive Committee of the Company's management and oversees Customers Bank's digital lending activities. Mr. Watkins joined Customers Bank in January 2020 and has served as the Bank's Head of Real Estate (2020-2022), Head of Real Estate and Digital Lending (2022-2023) and as the CFO of Customers Bank (2023-2025). Prior to joining Customers Bank, Mr. Watkins also served as Principal of Megalith Capital Management, a real estate focused private equity firm making investments primarily in New York City. Mr. Watkins holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School and a BSBA in Finance (cum laude) from the University of Florida.

Mr. Cunningham joined Customers Bank in 2014 as EVP and Managing Director of Specialty Finance, and served as Chief Lending Officer for Customers Bank from 2021-2024. Since joining Customers Bank, Mr. Cunningham has overseen the Bank's specialty banking business lines, including the Fund Finance Group, Specialty Finance, Technology and Venture Capital banking group, Healthcare, and the Financial Institutions Group. Mr. Cunningham is a member of the Executive Committee of the Company's management and serves on the Bank's C&I, Commercial Real Estate, Consumer, and Warehouse loan committees. Prior to joining Customers Bank, Mr. Cunningham was a Managing Director at CMS Mezzanine Fund (2008-2013), where he provided mezzanine debt to finance private equity sponsored buyouts, non-sponsored buyouts, growth capital and acquisition financing. Prior to that, Mr. Cunningham was a Senior Vice President & Managing Director at National City Bank (1999-2008) and a Vice President at CoreStates Bank (1988-1998). Mr. Cunningham earned his Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance from Penn State University.

Mr. Kasulka joined Customers Bank in December 2023 as Chief Credit Officer. Since joining Customers Bank, Mr. Kasulka has overseen the Bank's Credit Administration, Special Assets, and Commercial Appraisal teams. He is also a member of Customers Bank's Executive Committee. Mr. Kasulka brings over 39 years of senior banking experience to his role, most recently as Chief Lending Officer (2017-2023) and Group Director (2004-2017) of Signature Bank. Mr. Kasulka earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from SUNY Stony Brook.

Mr. McCollom joined Customers Bank as Chief Financial Officer in June 2025 and was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Customers Bancorp, Inc. on August 15, 2025. As Chief Financial Officer, Mr. McCollom oversees the Company's accounting, tax, treasury, corporate development and financial planning and analysis departments. He is also a member of the Executive Committee and serves on several other management committees. Prior to joining Customers Bank, Mr. McCollom served as Chief Financial Officer of Fulton Financial Corporation, a $30 billion financial holding company headquartered in Lancaster, PA, and parent company of Fulton Bank, from 2017 through 2024. Prior to that, Mr. McCollom spent 9 years in senior leadership at Griffin Financial Group, an investment banking and financial advisory firm, and served as the Chief Financial Officer of Sovereign Bancorp, Inc., the parent of Sovereign Bank, from 1996 through 2008. Mr. McCollom is a graduate of The Pennsylvania State University, with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting.

Ms. Allon served as the Chief Operating Officer of the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia, one of the largest and oldest chambers of commerce in the United States, from May 2006 until her retirement in June 2024. Prior to joining the Chamber, Ms. Allon was a Partner of Ernst & Young LLP overseeing audit services provided to public companies primarily in the financial services and technology industries. Ms. Allon spent over 20 years with Ernst & Young in the Philadelphia and New York offices and has also taught accounting and auditing at the college level as an adjunct instructor. Ms. Allon earned her MBA from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Science from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Mr. Buford is the President and CEO of Planned Realty Group (PRG), Inc., a Chicago based real estate investment and management company. Mr. Buford began his career in manufacturing, sales and management with Proctor and Gamble, Honeywell, and Pfizer. Mr. Buford founded PRG in 1982. Over succeeding decades, he grew the firm and its assets to include a substantial portfolio of rental apartment properties. Mr. Buford holds a BS in Industrial Engineering from the University of Illinois, MBA from the University of Chicago and a Law Degree from DePaul University.

Dr. Banks is the Director of Rice University's Doerr Institute for New Leaders where he oversees leader development initiatives for all Rice University students. Prior to joining the Doerr Institute in January 2024, he served on the senior leadership team and faculty at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management for six years. A former career military officer, Dr. Banks served on active duty in the United States Army for 29 years and retired with the rank of Brigadier General. Dr. Banks earned his Ph.D. in social-organizational psychology from Columbia University. He also holds graduate degrees from Northwestern University (MBA), Harvard University (MPA), and Columbia University (MA and MPhil).

Mr. Zuckerman founded Clipper Magazine in 1983 as a junior at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, PA. He graduated with a BA in Business Management in 1985 and went on to build Clipper into a nationwide media company with over 1,000 employees, publishing and direct mailing advertising magazines to 500 markets in 31 states. His subsidiary companies include Spencer Advertising, Total Loyalty Solutions, Clipper Web Development, Clipper Graphics and Jaxxon Promotions. In 2003, he sold his company to Gannett Corporation, publishers of USA Today. He continued as CEO until June 2013. Since 2013, Mr. Zuckerman is a partner and works in his real estate development firm, Oaktree Development Group, a minor league baseball team, The Lancaster Barnstormers, and other entrepreneurial ventures including a digital and technology based marketing company.

Mr. Way was the Chairman and CEO of Alco Industries, Inc., a diversified industrial manufacturing company, from 2000 until his retirement on December 31, 2010. During his 34 year career with Alco Industries, Mr. Way held a variety of positions including that of Chief Financial Officer and President. He is a Certified Public Accountant, received a Master's in Business Administration from Mount St. Mary's College, a Juris Doctor degree from Rutgers-Camden School of Law, and graduated from Tufts University. He has experience in varied areas of management, finance, operations, and mergers and acquisitions.

Mr. Krasne is Chair of Steinman Communications, a company whose holdings include Lancaster Farming, the preeminent agricultural publication in the mid-Atlantic; Susquehanna Printing and Lancaster LLC, a commercial printing and mailing operation and an array of real estate assets. Before assuming leadership in the Steinman enterprises in 2012, Mr. Krasne spent 10 years as principal in the Krasne Group, Inc., a strategic business consulting firm in Washington DC. He was also an adjunct professor at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business where he taught corporate governance to MBA candidates. Previously Mr. Krasne was a partner in the Washington DC law firm of Williams & Connolly, L.L.P. where he represented business leaders, government officials, corporations, and law firms in complex legal matters. Prior to that Mister Krasne served as a lawyer in the Enforcement & Compliance and Legal Advisory Services divisions of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). While at the OCC Mr. Krasne was appointed Special Assistant United States Attorney for Western District of Louisiana to assist with the investigation and prosecution of bank fraud cases. Mr. Krasne also worked at the OCC as a national bank examiner. Mr. Krasne earned an A.B. in Economics from Georgetown University and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. He also received an Honorary Doctorate in Public Service from Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology and an Honorary Doctorate in Fine Arts from the Pennsylvania College of Art & Design.

Mr. Gill is a retired attorney who worked as Managing Director Global Complex Contracting at Accenture LLP from 2003 to October 2016. At Accenture LLP, Mr. Gill headed up a team of over 160 attorneys worldwide, specializing in technology, digital, outsourcing, and systems integration transactions and helping to negotiate and close large and complex customer-facing contracts around the world, including in the financial services industry. Prior to working at Accenture, Mr. Gill practiced as a transactional attorney for over 25 years in Kansas City, Missouri specializing in professional services providers, including consultants, accountants, architects, and attorneys. Mr. Gill also served as an independent director of BM Technologies, Inc. (BMTX), a fintech company, from January 2021 until its acquisition by First Carolina Bank in January 2025. Mr. Gill earned his B.S. in Business from University of Missouri and his J.D. from University of Missouri School of Law.

Mr. Nicholas John Robinson, Chief Risk Officer since September 2024. Previously, Chief Risk Officer, Commercial Bank at Capital One, N.A. (2016-2023).

Mr. Velasquez, Chief Accounting Officer since April 2020. Previously, Senior Vice President and Head of Accounting Policy and External Reporting at Webster Bank.

On January 26, 2026, Customers Bancorp, Inc announced that Stephen Wyremski has been appointed Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer of Customers Bank, the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, effective as of January 26, 2026. Prior to joining Customers Bank, Mr. Wyremski served as Managing Member of Silver Square Partners, where he provided finance-related management consulting and advisory services to financial institutions since 2024. In addition, from June 2024 to January 2026, he provided consulting services to the Bank related to finance and data modernization initiatives. From 2023 through 2024, Mr. Wyremski served as the Chief of Staff to the Chief Financial Officer of Flagstar Bank, following its acquisition of Signature Bank, where Mr. Wyremski served as Chief Financial Officer from 2021 through 2023. Prior to that, Mr. Wyremski spent 6 years as the Controller for Signature Bank. Mr. Wyremski is a graduate of Boston College, with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance, and is a Certified Public Accountant.