Gerard Cuddy vs Stacy Kymes

Gerard Cuddy

CEO of Beneficial Bancorp

BIO: Mr. Gerard P. Cuddy, also known as Gerry, has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Beneficial Bank (alternate name Beneficial Savings Bank) since January 2007. Mr. Cuddy has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Beneficial Bancorp, Inc. (Formerly, Beneficial Mutual BanCorp. Inc.) since 2006. He served as Chief Executive Officer and President of The Philadelphia Orchestra Association. He served as Senior Loan Officer For Commercial Lending at Commerce Main Off since May 2005. He served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Beneficial Savings Bank MHC and Beneficial Mutual Savings Bank since January 2007. Mr. Cuddy served as President Elect of Beneficial Savings Bank since November 2006. Prior to Beneficial Savings bank, he served as Senior Loan Officer For Commercial Lending in Pennsylvania at Commerce Bank, National Association from May 2005 to November 2006. Prior to Commerce, Mr. Cuddy served as Senior Vice President and Regional Managing Director for Fleet's private banking operations in Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey and Delaware from 2002 to 2005. He served senior management positions with First Union National Bank and Citigroup in the metro Philadelphia region. He served as Senior Vice President of Fleet/Bank of America. He has a broad range of complex transaction experience in investment, private and commercial banking. Mr. Cuddy served as Chairman of Beneficial Savings Bank MHC. He served as the Chairman and Director of The Philadelphia Orchestra Association. He served as the Chairman of Beneficial Bancorp, Inc. until October 2012. He has been a Trustee of Beneficial Bank since 2006. He has been a Director of Beneficial Bancorp, Inc. since 2014. He served as Director at Beneficial Savings Bank MHC since December 2006 and Beneficial Bancorp, Inc from December 2006 to October 2012. He served on the Boards of Philadelphia Hospitality, Inc., as well as the Board of Education for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

Stacy Kymes

CEO of BOK Financial Corporation

BIO: Stacy Kymes is president and CEO of BOK Financial Corporation. He leads a team that oversees a diverse portfolio of services for commercial, consumer and wealth management clients across the country through banking centers in eight states in the Midwest and Southwest. The company’s national lines of business include energy financial services; healthcare banking; trading and brokerage; mortgage origination and servicing; and TransFund, a top 10 electronic funds transfer network. Prior to being named CEO in January 2022, Kymes was the chief operating officer and oversaw all of the company’s revenue-generating divisions. He also served as executive vice president over specialized banking areas, including energy, commercial real estate, healthcare, treasury services, commercial strategies and TransFund. Kymes joined BOK Financial in 1996. He has held a number of positions in various areas of the company, previously serving as chief auditor, corporate controller, treasurer and chief credit officer. Kymes graduated from Harding University, summa cum laude, with a bachelor’s degree in Accounting. He began his career at KPMG LLP where he audited public and private companies, primarily in the financial services sector. Having played a major role in generating economic development opportunities for Tulsa’s downtown core, Kymes assisted with the private fundraising of $30 million and the formation of a public entity to build a new minor league ballpark in the downtown corridor. He is a past chairman of the Tulsa Stadium Trust. Kymes was also involved in a successful effort to privatize the local zoo through a public-private partnership between the City of Tulsa and the Tulsa Zoo, and is a past chairman of Tulsa Zoo Management, Inc. Kymes has previously served as treasurer and a member of the executive committee of the Tulsa Regional Chamber, co-chaired Tulsa’s Future on behalf of the Tulsa Regional Chamber, and is a past board member of Gilcrease Museum and Philbrook Museum of Art. Kymes is a member of the company’s Diversity & Inclusion Council which works to ensure that the company fosters and supports an environment that reflects the entirety of the company’s values.