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Kevin S. Kim was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Hope Bancorp, Inc. effective August 1, 2016, following the merger of equals between BBCN Bancorp, Inc. and Wilshire Bancorp, Inc. Previously, Mr. Kim served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of BBCN Bancorp, Inc. from March 2013, and as Chairman of the Board from June 2012. Formerly a director of Center Financial Corporation and Center Bank from 2008 and Chairman from 2011 until the merger of equals with Nara Bancorp, Inc. and Nara Bank, respectively, Mr. Kim was the lead negotiator from Center resulting in the creation of BBCN. A Certified Public Accountant and attorney, Mr. Kim practiced law for 18 years, with a focus in corporate and business transactions, business acquisitions, tax planning, and real estate transactions. Mr. Kim began his professional career as an accountant working for approximately 10 years at two of the largest public accounting firms. He serves on the Boards of Directors of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce and United Way of Greater Los Angeles. Mr. Kim received a B.A. degree with a major in English and a minor in International Trade from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Seoul, Korea, an M.B.A. degree from the Anderson School of Management, the University of California, Los Angeles, and a J.D. from Loyola Law School in California. Mr. Kim is a graduate of the ABA Stonier Graduate School of Banking, University of Pennsylvania, and earned the Wharton Leadership Certificate from The Wharton School Aresty Institute of Executive Education.

Thomas 'Tom' Shafer is a Chief Executive Officer at TCF FINANCIAL CORP, Exec VP/Dir:Special Banking at Citizens Financial Group Inc, and Various Positions at Citizens Republic Bancorp Inc and is based in Warren, Ohio. He has worked as President and COO at TCF FINANCIAL CORP, President/CEO at Chemical Bank, and President and CEO at First Place Bank. Thomas works or has worked as MEMBER at Detroit Regional Chamber Board, MEMBER at Metropolitan Affairs Coalition, and MEMBER at Exec Committee & Governance Committee of Detroit Public TV. He studied at DETROIT COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL and Hillsdale College between 1977 and 1981.