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Mr. Fine serves as Co-Chair of The Runnymede Corporation (real estate development), Virginia Beach, Virginia. Mr. Fine has an extensive legal, business, and banking background. He has over 40 years of experience serving as a bank director, including 20 years with TowneBank. Mr. Fine's business background and his expertise in banking and legal matters make him a valuable member of the Board.

Mr. Jung joined TowneBank as a director in 2018 when Paragon was merged into TowneBank. He previously served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Paragon Bank since 1999, and as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Paragon since 2001, until their merger with TowneBank. He has extensive prior experience as a corporate director, having served as a director of the Ace Hardware Corporation from 1987 to 2003 and as Chairman of the Board at Ace Hardware Corporation from 1998 to 2003. Mr. Jung also owned and served as Vice President of Ace Hardware Stores, Inc., Raleigh, North Carolina, from 1997 to 2016.

Mr. Failes has served as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of TowneBank since 2017. Mr. Failes, a retired certified public accountant, was the founder and owner of one of the largest local public accounting firms in the state of Virginia. Mr. Failes spent over 30 years in public accounting, working with a diverse cross-section of businesses in the local community, including banking institutions.

Mr. Oman retired in 2020, upon the sale of his business, Oman Funeral Homes, Inc., Chesapeake, Virginia, where he had served as President since 1985. Mr. Oman served as a director of Monarch until the merger with TowneBank in 2016. He is a former board member and Chairman of the Chesapeake Hospital Authority, which serves as the governing body for the Chesapeake Regional Medical Center.

Mr. Davis has served as an employee senior adviser with TowneBank since January 1, 2023. Mr. Davis served as Chief Executive Officer of the Company from 2018 to 2022 and as President of the Company from 2011 until he relinquished that position in 2021. He also served as Chief Banking Officer from 2011 until 2018. Mr. Davis served as President of Towne Financial Services Group (TFSG), which oversees the Company's non-banking businesses (mortgage, insurance, and real estate brokerage), from 2005 to 2011, and as President of TowneBank Virginia Beach from 1999 to 2005.

Mr. Morgan retired from TowneBank in 2011. He served as President and Senior Credit Officer of TowneBank from 1999 until his retirement in 2011.

Ret. Judge Bray has served as Chairman of Beazley Foundation, Inc. (private foundation), Portsmouth, Virginia, since 2002. He retired as Senior Judge, Court of Appeals of Virginia, in 2002. Judge Bray has served as Lead Director of the Board of Directors of TowneBank since 2017. Judge Bray's legal career spanned 32 years, culminating with him serving as Senior Judge on the Court of Appeals of Virginia. He has over 20 years of experience serving on the boards of three banking institutions, including TowneBank. Judge Bray's experience in the legal community and his experience gained serving as a director in the banking industry are valuable assets to the Board.

Mr. Lewis has served as President of Lewis Gibbs Corporation (automobile dealership holding company), Chesapeake, Virginia, and Treasurer of First Team Automotive Group, Chesapeake, Virginia, since 1999.

Mr. Ellis has served as President of Ellis-Gibson Development Group (real estate development and property management), Virginia Beach, Virginia, since 1988. Mr. Ellis has over 40 years of experience in commercial real estate, including over 25 years as founder and President of the Ellis-Gibson Development Group. He has also served on the boards of several civic and business organizations, including the Virginia Beach Development Authority.

Mr. Owens is President and Chief Executive Officer of Honey Badger OBX, LLC (real estate investment firm), Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina.

Mr. Hatley retired from TowneBank in 2019. He had served as President of TowneBank North Carolina since 2018, when Paragon Commercial Corporation (Paragon) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Paragon Commercial Bank (Paragon Bank), were merged into TowneBank. Previously, he served as President, CEO, and a director of Paragon and Paragon Bank since 1998. Mr. Hatley founded Paragon in 1998 and has a total of over 40 years of banking experience.

Mr. Benson has served as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of TowneBank since the merger of Monarch Financial Holdings, Inc. (Monarch) with TowneBank in 2016. Mr. Benson has served as a partner of The Overton Group, Inc. (real estate development and management), Suffolk, Virginia, since 1985. He served as a director of Monarch until the merger with TowneBank in 2016. Mr. Benson's companies are involved in the development and management of commercial real estate, residential development and construction, as well as office and industrial development. Mr. Benson is active in local youth activities. He also serves on the Board of Trustees of Liberty University.

Mr. Cherry has served as Chairman of the Board of Cherry Carpet, Inc., Portsmouth, Virginia,since 2010 and President of Cherry Properties Associates, L.C., Portsmouth, Virginia, since 1989. Mr. Cherry also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Cherry Carpet, Inc. from 1989 to 2010. Bradford L. Cherry is retiring as of the annual meeting and will transition to emeritus status.

Mr. Aston served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer from the founding of TowneBank in 1998 until 2018. In 2018, in connection with the formation of a new Corporate Management Group as part of a long-term management succession plan, Mr. Aston assumed the position of Executive Chairman of the Board. Prior to the founding of TowneBank, Mr. Aston served as President and Chief Executive Officer of BB&T of Virginia from 1995 to 1998 and as President and Chief Executive Officer of Commerce Bank, Virginia Beach, Virginia, from 1985 until its acquisition by BB&T in 1995. Mr. Aston began his career at Citizens Trust Company in 1964 and rose through the ranks to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer from 1981 to 1985.

Mr. Thurmond currently serves as the Southeast Regional Chairman of Howard Hanna Real Estate Services realty company and previously served as the Southeast Regional President. He also served as President of William E. Wood and Associates (realty company), Virginia Beach, Virginia, from 1990 until its merger with Howard Hanna Real Estate Services in 2013.

Mr. Morrison has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of TFSG since January 1, 2023. Mr. Morrison served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the TowneBank Mortgage and Realty Group from the merger of Monarch with TowneBank in 2016 until 2022. Previously, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Monarch Mortgage from 2011 until the merger with TowneBank.

Ms. Amato served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TowneBank Mortgage from 2012 through her retirement in 2016. Previously, she was President of TowneBank Mortgage from 2000 to 2012. Ms. Amato has over 30 years of experience running a successful mortgage company. Jacqueline B. Amato is not standing for re-election at the Annual Meeting and will transition to emeritus status.

Dr. Shetty has been an Executive Director for the Center for Secure and Intelligent Critical Systems and Professor with the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Old Dominion University, where he leads a research team focused on developing and integrating secure and intelligent technologies designed to ensure safe, reliable, and resilient critical infrastructure, since 2021. He was an Associate Director for the Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center and Associate Professor with the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department from 2019 to 2021.

Mr. Norment has served as a Commissioner of Accounts for the City of Williamsburg, Virginia, and James City County, Virginia, since 2009. He also served as a professor at the College of William & Mary from 2008 to 2020. In addition, he is of counsel to the law firm of Kaufman & Canoles, P. C., where he was formerly a partner. Mr. Norment has represented the 3rd Senatorial District as a Virginia State Senator since 1992.

Mr. Foster became President and Chief Executive Officer of TowneBank on January 1, 2023. Mr. Foster served as President, Central Virginia and the Carolinas, from 2020 to 2022 and as President, Commercial and Real Estate Banking, from 2018 to 2020. He served as President of TowneBank Virginia Beach from 2011 to 2018 and as President of TowneBank Norfolk from 2005 to 2011. Mr. Foster has over 30 years of experience in the banking industry, with a background in retail, commercial and industrial, and commercial real estate.

Dr. Marioneaux has served as an ophthalmologist in Chesapeake, Virginia, since 1989. Dr. Marioneaux has been active in numerous civic and professional organizations. Dr. Marioneaux was one of five recipients of the Benjamin F. Boyd Humanitarian Medal for Services to the Americas in 2011, presented by the Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology, for her successful efforts to ship over $500,000 of ophthalmology equipment to Haiti after the earthquake in 2011.

Mr. Perry is the founder and has served as Chief Executive Officer of Suburban Capital (privately held hospitality company), Virginia Beach, Virginia, since 1999. Mr. Perry served on TowneBank's regional Virginia Beach Board of Directors until 2015.

Kevin L. Fly, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer since May 2018; Executive Vice President - Financial Reporting, Tax, and Policy from June 2013 to May 2018.

Mr. R. Lee Clark, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer since January 2023; Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer from November 2019 to December 2022; Executive Vice President and Director of Banking Operations from July 2014 to October 2019; Executive Vice President - Loan Administration from June 2011 to June 2014.

Mr. Denys J. Diaz, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer since June 2016; Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Monarch Bank, from March 2011 to June 2016.

Ernest Piccioli, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer since May 2023; Executive Vice President and Business Unit Chief Risk Officer Retail and Small Business Banking Unit at Truist Financial Corporation/BB&T from December 2018 to April 2023.

Brian K, Skinner, President and Regional Banking Director for Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina since October 2022; President and Chief Executive Officer of Towne Financial Services Group from May 2021 to September 2022; Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer from January 2019 to May 2021; Regional Executive Officer of Peninsula/ Williamsburg from 2007 to 2018.

Mr. Matthew C. Davis, President and Regional Banking Director for North Carolina since October 2022; Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Risk Officer from September 2019 to September 2022; President, NC Region of TowneBank from February 2019 to August 2019; Chief Operating Officer, Paragon Bank, from December 2012 to January 2019.

Mr. George P. Whitley, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer since October 2016; Partner, LeClairRyan, Richmond, Virginia, from May 1994 to September 2016.

Mr. Philip M. Rudisill, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer since July 2011.