Mr. DeNaples was appointed as a director of Peoples Financial Services Corp. and Peoples Security Bank and Trust Company as of July 1, 2024, in accordance with the FNCB merger agreement. Prior to the FNCB merger, Mr. DeNaples served on the boards of directors of FNCB Bancorp, Inc. and FNCB Bank since 2017. Mr. DeNaples is a partner at the law firm of Cipriani & Werner, PC and is Director of Risk Management for Mount Airy Casino Resort. He focuses his law practice in banking, commercial, real estate, gaming, corporate, secured transactions and bankruptcy law. Mr. DeNaples also serves as Solicitor for both the Lackawanna County Sheriff's Office and the County of Lackawanna Transit System Authority. Mr. DeNaples is a member of the Lackawanna County Bar Association and is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania as well as the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania and the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Mr. DeNaples serves on the Boards of Northeastern Pennsylvania Council Scouting America and the Saint Francis of Assisi Kitchen. Mr. DeNaples received his Juris Doctorate degree from the Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law. Mr. DeNaples extensive business and legal background, and community and charitable involvement qualify him to serve as a director of the Company and the Bank. Mr. DeNaples is the nephew of director and Vice Chairman of the board of directors, Louis A. DeNaples, Sr.