Joseph F. Casey has served as a director of the Company and Eastern Bank since November 2025. Mr. Casey served in leadership roles at HarborOne Bancorp, Inc. and HarborOne Bank for over twenty years, most recently as President and Chief Executive Officer of HarborOne Bancorp, Inc. from 2022 to 2025, as President and Chief Operating Officer of HarborOne Bancorp, Inc. from 2018 to 2022, and as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer of the Company from 2016 to 2018. Mr. Casey s financial and industry expertise played a pivotal role in successfully guiding HarborOne Bancorp, Inc. s IPO in 2016 and facilitating long-term growth and successful financial performance. Mr. Casey was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer of HarborOne Bank in 2017 and served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of HarborOne Bank from 2006 to 2015 and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 2004 to 2006. Before joining HarborOne in 2004, Mr. Casey served as Vice President at Seacoast Financial Services, as Senior Vice President, CFO and Treasurer at Compass Bank for Savings from 2003 to 2004, and prior to that held various titles including CFO, Treasurer, Controller, and Internal Auditor at Andover Bancorp, Inc. Mr. Casey received his bachelor s degree from Bentley University and is an inactive Certified Public Accountant. He is also a graduate of the American Bankers Association School of Bank Investments and of Harvard Business School s Program for Management Development. Mr. Casey is a member of the Board of Directors of the Old Colony YMCA and Chairman of its Investment Committee.