Mr. Micklem retired from Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated in 2018 where he was a Managing Director and Head of Financial Services Investment Banking for 12 years. While at Baird, Mr. Micklem focused on providing capital financing and merger and acquisition ( M&A ) advisory services to banks and other financial services companies. Prior to joining Baird, Mr. Micklem was head of the Financial Services Investment Banking Group at Legg Mason for ten of his 21 years there. As a senior investment banker, Mr. Micklem was responsible for originating over 200 financing and M&A advisory assignments for financial services companies. As Head of Financial Services Investment Banking at both Baird and Legg Mason, he also oversaw teams of professionals and was responsible for meeting group business and revenue goals and objectives. Throughout his career, Mr. Micklem regularly advised public and private company boards of directors regarding capital financing, M&A and other financial/business matters. Mr. Micklem served as a director of Sandy Spring from 2019 until it merged with and into the Company on April 1, 2025. Mr. Micklem s extensive experience in the investment banking and financial services industries allows him to contribute substantially to our Board.