Brian T. Hamilton joined the Company in January 2024 as a Director and became President of CCBX in October 2024. Mr. Hamilton is a seasoned financial technology executive and business leader, with more than 25 years of experience in the banking, lending, payments and digital product development industries. A serial entrepreneur, with deep expertise in domestic and international settlement systems and digital platforms, Mr. Hamilton has held senior leadership roles at Capital One, serving as President of their Merchant Services division from January 2013 until February 2015, Wells Fargo from July 1998 until March 2006 and Verifone from January 2012 until January 2013, in addition to founding and operating multiple companies in the fintech space. Most recently Mr. Hamilton was co-founder and CEO of One Finance Inc. ("ONE") from January 2019 until August 2023, which was acquired by a Walmart led joint venture in 2022. Prior to co-founding ONE, he was the founder of Azlo, a digital bank for small businesses, and helped to build out the BBVA Open Platform for sponsor banking services. Mr. Hamilton serves as a director for Till Financial Inc., Pocketbook Inc. and Frontlands Inc. Mr. Hamilton is an honors graduate of Oregon State University, with technical certifications from Wells Fargo s commercial banking school and various industry groups. Qualifications: The Company believes that Mr. Hamilton brings to our Board of Directors extensive experience across multiple aspects of the finance and technology industries, thought leadership, public speaking and merger and acquisitions, and is well qualified to continue serving on the Board of Directors.