John R. Buran is President and Chief Executive Officer and a Director of the Company and the Bank. He has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Bank since July 2005. He has been a Director of the Company and the Bank since 2003. Prior to that, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company and the Bank from January 2001 until June 2005. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Buran held a variety of positions within the banking industry, including Executive Vice President of the New York Metro Division of Fleet Bank and Vice President New York Investment Sales at Citibank. He is a former Chairman of the Board and current director of the New York Bankers Association. He served as Chairman of the Board of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York from 2018-2023 and a director from 2010-2023. He is a former Director of the Nassau County Interim Finance Authority where he served for eight years. Mr. Buran s experience with the Company and his career-long experience in the banking industry, including at some of the nation s largest banks, his community and other activities connecting him to the Company s marketplace and his extensive knowledge of Banking regulations and other matters as applicable specifically to the Company, make him a valuable member of our Board of Directors. In addition, Mr. Buran s leadership during recent adverse macro-economic circumstances including the Great Recession and the coronavirus pandemic especially qualifies him as a Board member to meet future such challenges.