Mr. Wicker is currently of counsel to Wicker Law Firm, PLLC located in Raleigh, North Carolina. Previously, Mr. Wicker was a partner in the law firm of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP in its Raleigh, North Carolina office from 2009 until his retirement from full-time practice in 2022. From 2008 to 2009, Mr. Wicker was a partner in the law firm of SZD Wicker, LPA and, from 2001 to 2008, he was a partner in the law firm of Helms Mulliss & Wicker, PLLC. He served as Lieutenant Governor of the State of North Carolina from 1993 to 2001 and in the North Carolina General Assembly from 1981 to 1993. Mr. Wicker also previously served as Chairman of the State Board of Community Colleges and as Chairman of North Carolina s Technology Council. Mr. Wicker is a member of the Campbell Law School Board of Visitors. Mr. Wicker was a director of First Bancorp, a bank holding company, from 2001 to 2025 and a director of Air T, Inc., an air transportation services company, from 2004 to 2013. Mr. Wicker s leadership, governance and risk assessment skills, years of high-quality service on the Board, service on the boards of directors of First Bancorp and Air T, Inc. and extensive background in law and public service qualify him for service on the Board.