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COMPANY AWARD & INDUSTRY LEADER RECOGNITION KYU S. KIM SENIOR EVP & CHIEF COMMERCIAL BANKING OFFICER BANK OF HOPE Ms. Kyu S. Kim was appointed as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Banking Officer of the Bank as part of the strategic transformation in October 2023, responsible for oversight of all commercial lending functions across Bank of Hope’s national platform. Previously, she served as Senior Executive Vice President and Eastern Regional President of the Bank effective May 1, 2017, and was responsible for oversight of all commercial lending functions and retail branches in New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Georgia and Alabama. Before that, she was Senior Executive Vice President and Head of Community Banking of the Bank effective July 29, 2016, and was responsible for leading the business operating units of all legacy commercial lending teams and the retail branch network following the merger of BBCN Bank and Wilshire Bank. A 25-plus year veteran of the Bank, Ms. Kim was promoted to Senior Executive Vice President in May 2013 and served as Chief Operating Officer from August 2013 through July 2016. Previously, she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Banking Officer of BBCN Bank following the merger of Nara Bank and Center Bank completed on November 30, 2011. Ms. Kim joined the former Nara Bank in 1998 and is credited with building the Bank’s eastern region presence from the ground up, most recently serving as Executive Vice President and Eastern Regional Manager from April 2008 through November 2011. Prior to joining Nara Bank, she was Vice President and Chief Credit Officer at the former Chicagobased Foster Bank from March 1990 to September 1997. Ms. Kim received her B.B.A. in Finance from the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh. She completed the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin, Madison and the ABA Stonier Graduate School of Banking at the University of Pennsylvania. Ms. Kim also earned her Wharton Leadership Certificate from The Wharton School Aresty Institute of Executive Education.