Company: BANC-PF
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001169770-25-000015
Chunk: 37

Company: BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 37
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, LLC, a commercial real estate firm and sponsor of a public real estate investment trust. Prior to going in-house, Mr. Dotan was an associate with the law firms of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP and Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP from 2004 to 2010, where he represented public and private companies and financial institutions in connection with mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, structured finance transactions and corporate governance matters. 
 Mr. Dotan currently serves on the Board of Directors of Orange County United Way and is engaged in community activities focused on education, homelessness, and veterans.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 Mr. Dotan received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business and his juris doctorate from the University of Southern California, Gould School of Law. Mr. Dotan is admitted to practice law in California.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
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| General Counsel, Chief Administrative Officer, and Corporate Secretary 
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|                          |     | Karen Hon                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
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 Ms. Hon joined the Bank in March 2025 as Executive Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer of the Company and the Bank.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 In her role as Chief Accounting Officer, Ms. Hon oversees all accounting, controllership and financial reporting, including Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) controls. Ms. Hon is a distinguished finance and accounting leader with more than 20 years of experience in the banking and financial services industry.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
 Her extensive background includes a notable 17-year tenure at Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), where she most recently served as Chief Accounting Officer. At SVB, Ms. Hon led the accounting and reporting teams, and oversaw controllership, tax, the SOX program, SEC and regulatory reporting, and technical accounting and policy. She also led the finance transformation team, spearheading data and technology initiatives that supported financial and regulatory reporting. Her earlier roles at SVB included Head of Financial Planning and Analysis and Corporate Controller. Prior to SVB, Ms. Hon was an auditor at KPMG. 
 Ms. Hon received her bachelor’s degree in economics and psychology from the University of British Columbia and is a Chartered Professional Account