Company: FSBC
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001275168-25-000056
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Company: FIVE STAR BANCORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form: DEF 14A
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 at Nor-Cal Beverage, she held numerous positions before serving as President and Chief Executive Officer. Recently, Ms. Deary-Bell led the company through a major acquisition, and after 17 months of negotiations, was successful in finding the right company to acquire her family business of 87 years. Ms. Deary-Bell has been an active member of the Women Business Leaders of Sacramento since 2015. She is a member of the Sacramento Host Committee and has been a member of Vistage (Leadership Chief Executive Organization) since 2013. Ms. Deary-Bell served on the Jesuit High School board of directors for six years. Ms. Deary-Bell is a member of the Governance and Nominating Committee. We believe Ms. Deary-Bell’s operations and management experience qualifies her to serve on our board of directors.

Warren P. Kashiwagi

Mr. Kashiwagi, age 71, has been a director since 2021. Mr. Kashiwagi has over 40 years of professional public accounting experience. A retired Certified Public Accountant, he has advised, counseled, and represented various businesses in tax planning and compliance, business succession planning, strategic planning, and merger and acquisition consulting. From 2011 to 2017, Mr. Kashiwagi was a Tax Partner with Crowe Horwath, LLP. Prior to that, he was a Tax Partner with Perry-Smith LLP from 1988 to 2011. Mr. Kashiwagi has served on the boards of directors of the Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, the California Asian Pacific Chamber of Commerce, the Los Rios Colleges Foundation, and the Crocker Art Museum. He also served as Board Chair of Sutter Community Hospitals and as Board President of the Sacramento Japanese American Citizens League. Mr. Kashiwagi is a member of the Audit Committee. We believe Mr. Kashiwagi’s management and accounting experience qualifies him to serve on our board of directors.

Donna L. Lucas

Ms. Lucas, age 65, has been a director since 2021. Ms. Lucas is a highly regarded strategic communications consultant and the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Lucas Public Affairs (“LPA”), a firm she established in 2006. In May 2024, LPA was acquired by Public Policy Holding Company, Inc. (LSE: PPHC), listed on the London Stock Exchange, with Ms. Lucas continuing in her role as CEO. Before