John W. McCauley, 58, served on the boards of Select Bank and Select Bancorp from 2004 until their acquisition by the Company in 2021, at which time he joined our Board. Mr. McCauley is the Chief Executive Officer of Highland Paving Co., LLC, a highway construction firm engaged primarily in the manufacture and placement of hot mix asphalt. He also is general manager of McCauley-McDonald Investments, Fayetteville, NC, which owns and leases approximately 70 commercial properties in North Carolina. He has attended the North Carolina Bank Directors College and holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Davidson College, and a law degree from the University of North Carolina School of Law. Mr. McCauley brings to our Board significant experience as a bank director and legal knowledge, as well as extensive business expertise arising from his oversight and management of multiple companies.