Clay Jones became a director and President and Chief Executive officer of Heritage Commerce Corp and Heritage Bank of Commerce in September 2022. Previously, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Heritage Bank of Commerce from December 2021, after joining as Executive Vice President and President of the Community Business Banking Group in October 2019. Mr. Jones was formerly the President of Presidio Bank, assuming this position in July 2018, after joining Presidio Bank in 2010 as Executive Vice President and Mid-Peninsula Market President. Prior to his service at Presidio Bank, Mr. Jones was the organizing and initial President and Chief Executive Officer of New Resource Bank. In addition, from October 1993 to May 2005, Mr. Jones served in various capacities for subsidiaries of Greater Bay Bancorp and Comerica Bank, including his position as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Cupertino National Bank and Executive Vice President and Manager of the Venture Banking Group. Mr. Jones received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California. Qualifications Mr. Jones qualifications to sit on our Board include his extensive and successful experience as a leading community bank executive in California, and the important expertise and continuity he will provide regarding the business, financial condition, employees and customer relationships that the Company is proposing to acquire from Heritage Commerce Corp and Heritage Bank of Commerce.