Lawrence Gee — Chief Accounting Officer, Senior VP & Head of Accounting Policy at Banc of California

Mr. Lawrence Gee serves as Senior Vice President and Head of Accounting Policy at Banc of California, Inc. and has been its Chief Accounting Officer since December 19, 2017 and served as its Interim Chief Accounting Officer from September 15, 2017 to December 19, 2017. Mr. Gee has been an Chief Accounting Officer, Senior VP & Head of Accounting Policy of Banc of California, N.A. since September 15, 2017. He has more than 30 years of accounting experience in the banking and financial services sector. Prior to joining the Bank in March 2017, Mr. Gee served as Senior Vice President ' Financial Assets Controller, of Bank of the West from 2014 to 2017 and Senior Vice President 'Controller and Accounting Policy, of OneWest Bank from 2010 to 2014. He served accounting leadership roles at Union Bank, Countrywide, Washington Mutual and Wells Fargo Bank. Mr. Gee holds the designation of Certified Public Accountant (CPA), is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), and serves on the AICPA's Depository and Lending Institutions Expert Panel and on the Accounting Committee for the American Bankers Association (ABA). Mr. Gee holds a B.A. in Biological Sciences from the University of California at Berkeley and a Master's in Business Administration from California State University ' Hayward.