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John W. Kemper is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Commerce Bancshares, Inc. In this role, he directs the Bank's strategy and line operations, working closely with market and business line leadership. In addition, Mr. Kemper has overall responsibility for bank credit and non-credit risk, legal, compliance and human resources. Kemper holds a Bachelor of Arts in history and political science from Stanford University, a Master of Science in economic history from the London School of Economics, and an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. Kemper is a director of Tower Properties Company and a member of the Leadership Council of the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center. He is a board member of the St. Louis Regional Chamber and KIPP St. Louis. For 150 years, Missouri-based Commerce Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBSH) has been providing a diversified line of financial services, including business and personal banking, wealth management, financial planning, and investments through its affiliated companies. Commerce Bank operates in more than 360 retail locations in the Central United States and has a nationwide presence in the commercial payments industry. Commerce Bancshares also has operating subsidiaries involved in mortgage banking, leasing, credit-related insurance, private equity and real estate activities. For additional information, please visit www.commercebank.com.

Kevin Cummings is a CEO at independent consutant and President and CEO at Investors Bank and is based in Summit, New Jersey. He attended Rutgers University—Newark between 1976 and 1977 and Middlebury College.

John P. (Jack) Barnes is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of People's United Bank. He served as both President and Chief Executive Officer of People’s United from April 2010 until May 2018. Barnes joined People's United Financial as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer following the acquisition of Chittenden Corporation in early 2008. In this position, he managed Information Technology, Operations, Real Estate Services and Business Services. Barnes joined Chittenden Bank in 1983 as Manager of Loan Review after five years with the FDIC - Boston. He became Senior Vice President and Chief Credit Policy Officer in 1988. In 1990 he was appointed division head of the Credit Policy and Administration division, which grew to include various support services areas. In 2002, Mr. Barnes was appointed Executive Vice President in charge of the newly formed Chittenden Services Group, which included IT, Operations and other centralized services for the corporation. He is a graduate of Northeastern University and received his M.B.A. from the University of Vermont.

Richard Gold is a Board Member at M&T Bank, Chairman at Wilmington Trust, and Adjunct Professor at State University of New York at Buffalo Management School and is based in Buffalo, New York. He has experience at M&T SECURITIES INC and has worked as Executive Vice President at M&T Bank, Vice Chairman at M&T Bank, and Board Member at Wilmington Trust. Richard attended Stern School Of Business and Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations.

Seth P. Bernstein was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of AllianceBernstein (AB) in 2017. In 2018, he was appointed Senior Executive Vice President of Equitable Holdings. Prior to his appointment at AB, Bernstein had a distinguished 32-year career at JPMorgan Chase, most recently as managing director and global head of Managed Solutions & Strategy at J.P. Morgan Asset Management. In this role, he was responsible for the management of all discretionary assets within the Private Banking client segment. Among other roles, Bernstein served as managing director and global head of Fixed Income & Currency for 10 years, concluding in 2012. Prior to that, he held the position of chief financial officer at JPMorgan Chase’s Investment Management and Private Banking division. Bernstein holds a BA in political science and economics from Haverford College, and is a member of the Board of Managers of Haverford College. Location: New York.

Mortimer J. "Tim" Buckley (born 1969) is an American executive at The Vanguard Group. The Vanguard Board elected him unanimously to succeed F. William McNabb III as chief executive officer upon McNabb's retirement at the end of December 2017.