Executive Vice President, Chief Operations Officer

Cindy Purcell is the Company’s Chief Operations Officer. As a member of the Executive Committee, she is responsible for Operations, Technology, Human Resources, Training, Facilities, Purchasing, and International Banking. Previously serving as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Inland Empire Bank subsidiary, Ms. Purcell joined Inland Empire in 1984. She was a member of Inland Empire’s Management Committee and chaired its Asset and Liability Management Committee. Prior to joining Inland Empire, she was Controller for First American Banking Company. Cindy taught at ABA’s Graduate School of Bank Investments and Financial Management and served on the school’s Board of Advisors. She also has served on the Executive Committee of the ABA Funds Management and Capital Markets Division and of the ABA’s Accounting Committee.