Mr. E. Allen Nicholson has been the Chief Financial Officer of CVB Financial Corp. since July 1, 2016. Mr. Nicholson has been Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Citizens Business Bank since May 4, 2016. Mr. Nicholson served as the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Pacific Premier Bank and Pacific Premier Bancorp Inc. from June 22, 2015 to May 31, 2016 and served as its Principal Accounting Officer until May 31, 2016. Mr. Nicholson concluded his career at BNY Mellon as the Chief Financial Officer of Mellon 1stBusiness Bank and as the Chief Financial Officer of BNY Mellon Wealth Management's National Banking Business Line. He served as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of 1st Enterprise Bank since December 2009. He served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Pacific Enterprise Bank. Mr. Nicholson started his career as a Certified Public Accountant and Auditor with Coopers & Lybrand LLP. He subsequently served in various finance roles at Mellon Financial and its successor, BNY Mellon, in functional areas such as commercial banking, private banking, mortgage banking, wealth management, insurance services (life company, commercial agency, consumer agency) and brokerage services. Mr. Nicholson received his Bachelor's Degree in Accounting from the University of Dayton and his MBA from Virginia Tech.