Directors & Executive Officers

Bruce Maclin has served as the Bank’s Chairman of the Board of Directors since 1980 and in a full-time capacity since 1995. Mr. Maclin graduated from University of California at Berkeley (A.B. 1964) and the University of California at Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall) (J.D. 1967).

Donald S. Andrews has served as a member of the Bank’s Board of Directors since 1992. Mr. Andrews is currently active in real estate development specializing in planning and entitlements. Since 1959, his business background has been owner/manager of the business of agricultural farming, marketing, and cooling of fruits and vegetables. Mr. Andrews graduated from UCLA with a B.S. in Marketing.

Melvin D. Atkinson has served as a member of the Bank's Board of Directors since 2005. Mr. Atkinson is President and Chairman of the Board of M.D. Atkinson Company, Inc., a professional property management service company in central California. Mr. Atkinson graduated from California State College, Bakersfield in 1977.

Louis J. Barbich has served as a member of the Bank’s Board of Directors since 1990. He is the Chairman of the Audit Committee. Mr. Barbich is a certified public accountant and President of the accounting firm of Barbich, Longcrier, Hooper & King where he has practiced since 1982.

Rogers Brandon has served as a member of the Bank’s Board of Directors since 2000. Mr. Brandon is a partner and Vice President of American General Media, a business that owns and operates radio stations in the Western United States, commencing 1978.

Jerry Chicca has served as a member of the Bank’s Board of Directors since 2004. Mr. Chicca is a partner of Chicca Brothers/Twin Farms, which is located in Buttonwillow, Wasco and Lost Hills.

Bart Hill has served as the Bank’s President, Chief Executive Officer and as a member of its Board of Directors since 1987. Mr. Hill earned a B.A. in Economics at University of California, Santa Barbara, and an M.S. in Agriculture Economics at University of California, Davis. Mr. Hill has served as past president of the Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce, the Kern County Board of Trade, the Downtown Business Association, and the Tree Foundation of Kern. He currently is a member of the board of directors of the California Bankers Association.

Robert B. Montgomery has served as a member of the Bank’s Board of Directors since 1980. Mr. Montgomery has served as Chairman of the Board of Four Corners, Inc., a fast food restaurant and real estate investment company since 1990.

Virginia F. (Ginger) Moorhouse has served as a member of the Bank’s Board of Directors since 2002. Ms. Moorhouse has served as Publisher and Chairman of the Board of the Bakersfield Californian, a newspaper publishing company, since 1994.

Stephen M. Annis, C.R.P. has been employed by the Bank since 1986 and currently serves as the Bank’s Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary. Mr. Annis graduated Magna Cum Laude from Pepperdine University, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Administrative Science and Master’s degree in Business Administration. Mr. Annis also holds a California Community College Instructor’s Credential in Business and Industrial Management. In June 2001, Mr. Annis was awarded the Certified Risk Professional (CRP) designation conferred by The Bank Administration Institute

John W. Ivy has been employed by the Bank since 1983 and currently serves as the Bank’s Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer. Mr. Ivy received his B.A. in Economics from University of California, Los Angeles.

Philip McLaughlin has been employed by the Bank since 1987 and currently serves as the Bank’s Senior Vice President in the loan department. Mr. McLaughlin received his B.S. degree in Management and Operational Analysis from California State College, Bakersfield.

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