Company: UVSP
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000102212-25-000009
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Company: UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form: DEF 14A
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 nominees are currently Directors and dates indicating the first year that an individual became a Director refer to the initial year as a Director or Alternate Director of the Corporation or the Bank.

Class II Directors (to be elected for a three-year term expiring at the 2028 Annual Meeting of Shareholders)

#### Todd S. Benning

#### Director Since: 2016

#### Age: 64
Todd S. Benning has over forty years of experience in public accounting and is a Principal of DunlapSLK, PC, a full-service certified public accounting firm located in Chalfont, Pennsylvania, where he serves in the firm’s Accounting Services Department. Previously, Mr. Benning was a founding stockholder of Dunlap & Associates, PC, a certified public accounting and business consulting firm. Mr. Benning was formerly a Director of Fox Chase Bank and Fox Chase Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: FXCB), positions he held from 2005 until their acquisition by the Corporation in 2016. He served on the Fox Chase Bancorp, Inc. Audit Committee, Finance Committee, Nominating and Governance Committee and Compensation Committee. As a principal of a certified public accounting firm, Mr. Benning provides the Board of Directors with critical experience regarding accounting, finance and governance matters and small company management and qualifies as an audit committee financial expert. He works extensively with companies within the regions in which the Corporation conducts its business.

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#### Martin P. Connor

#### Director Since: 2022

#### Age: 60
Martin P. Connor has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Toll Brothers, Inc. (NYSE: TOL) since 2010. Mr. Connor was previously the CFO and Director of Operations for O'Neill Properties, a diversified commercial real estate development company in the Mid-Atlantic region. Prior to that position, Mr. Connor was an Audit and Advisory Business Services Partner for Ernst & Young. Mr. Connor is a two-time recipient of the Homebuilder CFO of the Year award from Institutional Investor Magazine. Mr. Connor is currently on the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Economic and Community Advisory Council. Mr. Connor serves as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Holy Ghost Preparatory School and is an executive board member at Business Leaders Organized for Catholic Schools. Mr. Connor holds a BBA in Accountancy from the University of Notre Dame and is a Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Connor brings a wealth of experience in the home building industry, as well as