Mitchell W. Kitayama

Mr. Kitayama has been the Lead Independent Director and a Board member since December 2017. Mr. Kitayama has served as Chairman of the board of directors of Winslow Drake, a boutique investment advisory and wealth management practice, since June 2016 and as Managing Director of MMK & Associates, which advises financial institutions, medical groups, and private companies, since May 2009. From April 2005 to May 2009, he served as the Chief Executive Officer, Vice Chairman, and Director of Metro United Bank, and as the Executive Vice President for its holding company, MetroCorp. He served Senior Vice President Treasurer of East West Bank. He served as Chairman of the American Diabetes Association-Los Angeles and on the National Finance Committee. Mr. Kitayama served as a Trustee and Treasurer for the Los Angeles Ronald McDonald House and served on the Finance and Investment Committees for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern California. He served on the President’s cabinet and the Alexis de Tocqueville Society for the United Way of Greater Los Angeles. He also served on the board for the National Banker’s Association. He is a Certified Cash Manager and received a B.A. in Biology with a Chemistry Minor and an M.B.A. from Baylor University.