Company: CFG-PE
Filing Date: 2025-03-10
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000759944-25-000044
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Company: CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP INC/RI
Filing Date: 2025-03-10
Form: DEF 14A
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, and in various senior actuarial, risk management and product-pricing roles prior to that.

|                             |     | Michele N. SiekerkaINDEPENDENT DIRECTOR              |
| Age:60                      
 Joined the Board:April 2022 |     | Board Committees:                                    
 Compensation & HR; Nominating & Corporate Governance 
 Other Current Public Company Directorships:          
 None                                                 |

Career Highlights

| 2014 to Present                                                                                                                                                                      |
| President and Chief Executive Officer, New Jersey Business and Industry Association                                                                                                  |
| 2010 to 2014                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Served as Assistant Commissioner before becoming Deputy Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection                                                              |
| 2004 to 2010                                                                                                                                                                         |
| President and Chief Executive Officer, Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce                                                                                                           |
| Prior to 2004                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Served in roles including Vice President of Human Resources and Senior Counsel, AAA Mid-Atlantic, and as President and former member of the Robbinsville Township Board of Education |

Further Information Ms. Siekerka joined our Board in 2022 upon the closing of the acquisition of Investors Bancorp, Inc., which she joined the board of in 2013 upon the consummation of Investors Bancorp's acquisition of Roma Financial Corporation where she served as Board Chair. Ms. Siekerka serves on the board of Choose New Jersey, New Jersey Innovation Institute, Junior Achievement of New Jersey, Focus NJ, the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) NJ Chapter, the

National Association of Manufacturers, and the Conference of State Manufacturing Associations where she is Chair and an Executive Committee member. She also serves on the board of our primary subsidiary CBNA. Ms. Siekerka received a bachelor's degree from Rutgers University and a law degree from Temple University School of Law. She also holds the NACD Directorship Certification and is a designated NACD Board Leadership Fellow. Relevant Skills and Experience

| Corporate Governance |     | Mergers & Acquisitions   |
| Financial Services   |     | Sustainability Practices |

Ms. Siekerka is an experienced business professional with extensive market knowledge serving as President and Chief Executive Officer of the New Jersey Business and Industry Association. She also has experience in sustainability practices serving as Deputy Commissioner at the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. She is a licensed attorney with legal and government affairs expertise. Ms. Siekerka also has prior experience serving on the boards of regional banks Roma Financial Corporation and Investors Bancorp, Inc.

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