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Diane M. Rubin

Director at First Foundation

Ms. Rubin has served as a director of the Company since 2019. Ms. Rubin is continuing in a career of more than 44 years in accounting and accounting industry and practice oversight roles. In 2022, she was appointed by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) to the newly-formed Standards and Emerging Issues Advisory Group. Ms. Rubin was from January 2016 to December 2020, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Financial Accounting Foundation, and in 2019 was elected to serve as the Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees. The Financial Accounting Foundation is the organization responsible for the oversight, administration and appointment of the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the Governmental Accounting Standards Board. From 2012 to 2015 Ms. Rubin served as a member of the Private Company Council, an advisory board that works with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) to determine possible alternatives within GAAP for private companies. From 1996 to 2012 Ms. Rubin served as an Audit Partner and Quality Control Partner with the San Francisco- based Novogradac & Company LLP. In 1989 Ms. Rubin established an independent diversified audit, accounting and tax firm with clients including small businesses, broker/dealers, non-profits and professional organizations. Ms. Rubin has experience in accounting and financial accounting roles with insurance, technology and banking firms. Ms. Rubin started her career with Price Waterhouse & Co. in 1975 in that firm’s audit practice. We believe that Ms. Rubin’s deep knowledge of accounting and auditing qualifies her to serve as a member of our Board.

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