Michael J. Morris

Mr. Morris served as a director from 2001 to 2007 and as Chairman of the Board of Heritage Oaks Bancorp from 2007 to 2017 when it merged into Pacific Premier Bancorp. Mr. Morris currently serves on the Board of Directors of Pacific Premier Bancorp, an $11.5 billion regional bank. In addition, Mr. Morris is the senior principal and chairman of the board of Andre, Morris & Buttery, a professional law corporation. From 2000 to late 2006, Mr. Morris served on the board of Molycorp Inc., which at the time was a wholly owned subsidiary of Unocal and then Chevron. Mr. Morris was the only independent director of Molycorp at that time. Mr. Morris is a graduate of Georgetown University and received his law degree from the University of San Francisco School of Law. He has practiced business and environmental law for over 40 years. Mr. Morris served as a member of the Board of Governors and Vice President of the State Bar of California. He served as a 1st Lieutenant in the U.S. Army from 1970 to 1972.