CUSTOMERS BANCORP INC (CUBI)
Sector: Financials
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Sector: Financials
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Director information for CUBI
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUBI | Executive Chairman of Customers Bancorp, Inc.; Director and Executive Chairman; Executive Chairman and Former Chief Executive Officer | 74 | ["CEO of Sovereign Bank","Chairman of Sovereign Bancorp, Inc.","Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sidhu Advisors, LLC","extensive banking sector experience","MBA from Wilkes University","Harvard Business School’s Leadership Course for CEOs"] | ["Executive Committee","Directors Risk & Compliance Committee","Regulatory Affairs Sub-Committee","Nominating and Corporate Governance","Leadership Development and Compensation"] | 2026 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
Mr. Jay Sidhu joined Customers Bank as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in the second quarter of 2009. Effective January 1, 2026, Mr. Jay Sidhu retired as Chief Executive Officer of Customers Bancorp and assumed the role of Executive Chairman of Customers Bancorp. Before joining Customers Bank, Mr. Jay Sidhu was the Chief Executive Officer of Sovereign Bank and Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. from 1989 and its Chairman from 2002 until his retirement on December 31, 2006. Mr. Jay Sidhu was also the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sidhu Advisors, LLC, a consulting firm from 2007 to 2009. Mr. Sidhu is a recipient of Financial World s CEO of the year award, and was also named Turnaround Entrepreneur of the Year, while he was the CEO of Sovereign. In 2016, he was named Financial Technology Entrepreneur of the Year. He has received many other awards and honors, including a Hero of Liberty Award from the National Liberty Museum and Caron Foundation s Citizen of the Year. Mr. Jay Sidhu also served as Executive Chairman of Megalith Financial Acquisition Corporation. Mr. Jay Sidhu has also served on the boards of numerous businesses and not-for-profits, including as a member of the Board of Grupo Santander in Madrid, Spain and Atlantic Coast Financial Corporation in Jacksonville, Florida. He obtained a MBA from Wilkes University and is a graduate of Harvard Business School s Leadership Course for CEOs. Mr. Jay Sidhu also helped establish the Jay Sidhu School of Business and Leadership at Wilkes University. Mr. Jay Sidhu s demonstration of day-to-day leadership, combined with his extensive banking sector experience, provide the Board with intimate knowledge of the Company s direction and strategic opportunities.