Thomas C. Shafer Age 67 | Director Since 2026 Mr. Shafer is the Executive Vice Chairman of FirstSun and the Bank, a position he has held since the closing of our merger with First Foundation on April 1, 2026. Before that he served as the Chief Executive Officer and as a director of First Foundation and First Foundation Bank since November 21, 2024. He previously served as Co-President of Commercial Banking and Senior Executive Vice President of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated ( Huntington ) following its merger with TCF Financial Corporation in June 2021, until his retirement in December 2022. Before the merger with Huntington, he served as Chief Executive Officer of TCF National Bank and Vice Chairman of the board of TCF Financial Corporation from October 2020. Before that, Mr. Shafer served as Chief Operating Officer of TCF Financial Corporation and President and Chief Operating Officer of TCF National Bank beginning in August 2019. Before those roles, he served in multiple executive positions at TCF Financial Corporation s and TCF National Bank s predecessor organizations since 2010, including serving as the Chief Executive Officer of Chemical Bank from 2016 to 2019. His qualifications to serve as a director include his extensive experience as a banking executive of large, complex banking organizations, which brings valuable experience and insight to our Board.