Company: PNBK
Filing Date: 2025-05-16
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001140361-25-019517
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Company: PATRIOT NATIONAL BANCORP INC
Filing Date: 2025-05-16
Form: PRE 14A
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 well as holds financial oversight responsibilities. Since March 2020, Ms. Magzanyan has also served as the Chief of Staff to the Executive Chairman and the Chief Strategy and Revenue Officer of the Los Angeles Times. From January 2017 through January 2020, Ms. Magzanyan served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Los Angeles Business Journal, where she oversaw the Chief Financial Officer and finance department for the award-winning business publication. Ms. Magzanyan received a Bachelor of Arts degree from California State University, Northridge, and an MBA from University of La Verne. The Company believes that Ms. Magzanyan is qualified to be a director as she has extensive experience in general business matters. Carlos P. Salas Mr. Salas has more than two decades of experience in finance, law, and executive leadership, specializing in building financial services and operating businesses. Since 2019, Mr. Salas has served as President and a member of the board of directors of The Change Company, an investment holding company operating lending and capital markets businesses focused on serving underbanked borrowers, and as Chairman of its subsidiary mortgage lender Change Lending LLC. Mr. Salas has also led certain of The Change Company subsidiaries as Chief Executive Officer, including Change Lending, LLC from 2021 to April 2025. From 2012 to 2019 Mr. Salas served as President and Chief Executive Officer of national securities clearing firm Axos Clearing LLC (previously COR Clearing LLC) and Chief Financial Officer of its parent company until their successful sale to Axos Financial, LLC. In 2016 and 2017 Mr. Salas served as Executive Vice President and Chief of Staff of Banc of California, Inc. (NYSE: BANC) and its subsidiary bank. From 2004 to 2010, Mr. Salas was a co-founder of Dolphin Advisors, L.L.C., which managed a private-equity investment fund focused on middle-market opportunities, and served on various public boards of directors of its portfolio companies. Before joining Dolphin Advisors, Mr. Salas was an investment banker with 9 Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, Inc. (“DLJ”) in their Los Angeles office. Prior to joining DLJ, Mr. Salas practiced law with Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton in New York. Mr. Salas earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from NYU and his Juris Doctor from University of Chicago Law School.