John C. Dean Jr.

John C. Dean has been a member of our Board of Directors since May 2014, and has previously served as our Lead Director. Mr. Dean is the Chairperson of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Audit Committee. Mr. Dean previously served as a member of the board of directors of TFI from 2005 to 2014. Mr. Dean has spent more than 35 years as an executive in the financial services industry, serving as Chief Executive Officer of five financial institutions throughout the country including Silicon Valley Bank. He has been with Central Pacific Bank since 2010, serving as Chairman of the Board of Central Pacific Bank from March 2010 until April 2011, when he became Chief Executive Officer, which position he held until July 2015, when he became Executive Chairman of the Board. Effective October 2018, Mr. Dean is the Chairman Emeritus and Director of the Board. Mr. Dean is also the founder and managing partner of Startup Capital Ventures LP. In 2001, Mr. Dean was recognized by Forbes as one of the '50 most powerful dealmakers.' More recently, he was recognized as Hawaii Business Magazine's 2012 CEO of the Year; Sales and Marketing Executives International Honolulu's 2012 Salesperson of the Year; 2012 Pacific Business News' Business Leader of the Year; and 2012 Pacific Buddhist Academy Inspirational Leader. He is a graduate of Holy Cross College, a former Peace Corps Volunteer in Western Samoa and a graduate of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania with an MBA in Finance. We believe Mr. Dean is uniquely qualified to serve on our Board of Directors due to his 35-year history as a respected financial services executive.