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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.

I lead a $133 billion cooperative bank and member of the Farm Credit System that serves vital agricultural and infrastructure industries across all fifty states of rural America. I have over 20 years of leadership experience in the financial services industry and have extensive experience working with customers all around the world including the solicitation, review, structuring and approval of loan, and bond transactions in multiple industries around the world. My background also includes significant enterprise-wide risk management experience, having served in leadership roles responsible for financial risk disciplines including credit, market, operational, reputational and liquidity. I bring a broad global perspective to my work based on experiences derived from living and working 16 years in Europe and Asia, and advising customers in over 50 countries in Western Europe, Central and Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. I hale from a rural family of farmers and infrastructure providers and I am proud to support the rural economy every day and believe deeply in serving rural communities across the country.

Mr. Ben R. Novosad is a Chief Executive Officer at Capital Farm Credit and is based in United States.

Denise J Portmann is a Board Member at PACIFIC FINANCIAL CORP, President/CEO:Bank of The Pacific at PACIFIC FINANCIAL CORP, and Board Member at Bank of the Pacific. She has worked as Senior VP/Treasurer/Cashier at Bank of the Pacific, Treasurer at PACIFIC FINANCIAL CORP, and Secretary at PACIFIC FINANCIAL CORP. Denise works or has worked as MEMBER at Grays Harbor College. She attended Central Washington University.