BANKUNITED - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Dean
• Independent Director
• Member of the Audit Committee
• Member of the Compensation Committee
• Member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

Judge Prudenti is the Dean at the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University and Executive Director of the Center for Children, Families and the Law at Hofstra. From December 2011 to July 2015, Judge Prudenti served as the Chief Administrative Judge of the Courts of New York State, where she supervised the administration and operation of the statewide court system. From 2002 until December 2011, Judge Prudenti served as the Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division for the Second Judicial Department in New York State. Judge Prudenti served as Associate Justice, Appellate Division for the Second Judicial Department from 2001 to 2002, and as Administrative Judge for the Tenth Judicial District (Suffolk County) from 1999 to 2001.

Job Titles:

• Chairman of the Risk Committee
• Independent Director
• Lead Independent Director
• Member of the Audit Committee
• Member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

Mr. Pauls served as our Chief Financial Officer from September 2009 to February 2013. From March 2013 to December 2013, Mr. Pauls served as a senior advisor to the Company. In December 2013, Mr. Pauls joined the Board of Directors of Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE: ESNT), and serves as Chairman of the Audit Committee and member of the Compensation Committee and the Technology, Innovation and Operations Committee. In September 2020, Mr. Pauls joined the Board of Directors of North Mountain Merger Corp. (NASDAQ: NMMC), and serves as a member of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. In February 2021, Mr. Pauls joined the Board of Directors of The Global Atlantic Financial Group LLC. From June 2019 to January 2021, Mr. Pauls served on the Board of South Mountain Merger Corp. (NASDAQ: SMMCU) and as a member of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. Between March 2009 and August 2009, Mr. Pauls was self-employed as a consultant. From April 2008 until February 2009, Mr. Pauls served as Executive Vice President of Finance for TD Bank, NA following TD Bank's acquisition of Commerce Bancorp, Inc. in March 2008. Mr. Pauls served as Chief Financial Officer of Commerce Bancorp from March 2002 until the acquisition by TD Bank in March 2008. Mr. Pauls was a member of the three person Office of the Chairman, responsible for overall management, policy making and strategic direction of Commerce Bancorp. From October 1995 to March 2002, Mr. Pauls served as the Chief Accounting Officer of Commerce Bancorp, its Senior Vice President from January 1999 to April 2006 and its Executive Vice President from April 2006 to April 2008. Earlier in his career, Mr. Pauls was a Senior Manager in the Audit Department of Ernst & Young in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Mr. Pauls received a B.A. in Economics magna cum laude from Dickinson College. Mr. Pauls currently serves on the Board of Trustees of Dickinson College.

Job Titles:

• Independent Director
• Member of the Risk Committee

Dr. Germaine Smith-Baugh, Ed.D. is the president and chief executive officer of the Urban League of Broward County, a nationally affiliated not-for-profit and has served in this capacity since 2002. A champion for economic empowerment, with a depth of expertise in organizational development and enhancing equity and inclusion within the business community, Dr. Smith-Baugh expanded the reach of the Urban League to include the Entrepreneurship Center and Small Business Loan Fund, which is now designated as a Certified Development Financial Corporation (CDFI) by the United States Department of Treasury. Through its subsidiary, the loan fund focuses lending on minority owned firms throughout the State of Florida, with an emphasis on the counties of Miami, Broward, and Dade. Dr. Smith-Baugh's philanthropic leadership, which has always been rooted in service, extends well beyond her work with Urban League. She currently serves on local, statewide, and national boards and holds leadership roles as Second Vice Chair and Chair, respectively at the Florida Community Loan Fund (CDFI), and Grounded Solutions Network as well as the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance. Dr. Smith-Baugh serves on local and regional advisories and has provided insight and testimony to influence policy and macro issues at the federal and state level. Recognized for breakthrough leadership by both the business and nonprofit industries as well as her peers, Dr Smith-Baugh is a graduate of Leadership Florida Class XXXIV and was inducted into The Jim Moran's Institute of South Florida Fellows and Broward County Women's Hall of Fame. She has received numerous awards and recognitions throughout the years, including Broward County's 100 Outstanding Women; featured as one of the South Florida Business Journal's Ultimate CEOs; and awarded distinguished leadership and service honors from Broward Black Elected Officials, Delta Sigma Theta, and United Way of Broward County. Dr. Smith-Baugh earned her undergraduate and Master's degrees from Florida State University and a doctorate in Organizational Leadership from Nova Southeastern University.

Job Titles:

• Chief Risk Officer of BankUnited, N.a

Mr. Richards has been the Bank's Chief Risk Officer since September 2019 when the Bank consolidated the Credit and Risk organizations into one Enterprise Risk Management group. Mr. Richards served as our Chief Credit Officer from January 2018 through September 2019. Prior to that, he held several senior leadership positions with TD Bank (and its predecessor banks) from 2008 until 2018, Compass Bank from 2006 until 2008, Regions Bank (and its predecessor banks) from 1999 until 2006, and Bank One (now part of JPMorgan Chase) from 1993 through 1999. Mr. Richards has a breadth of experience across Capital Markets, Commercial C&I, Commercial CRE, Consumer Lending, Specialty Banking, Government and Not-for-Profit Banking industries, as well as, extensive Workout and Recovery experience. In addition, Mr. Richards has significant experience in bank mergers and acquisitions, from the due diligence phase through integration. He has also been an essential part of several core infrastructure and strategic realignment projects. Mr. Richards has a B.S. in Finance from Indiana State University.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Audit Committee
• Member of the Compensation Committee
• Independent Director / Audit Committee

Mr. DiGiacomo joined our Board in August 2018 and has over 25 years of experience in the financial services industry. From 1994 to 2007, he served as Chief Financial Officer of North Fork Bank until the company's merger with Capital One Financial Corporation. From 1990 to 1994, Mr. DiGiacomo served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller of North Fork Bank, and Vice President of Financial Planning, North Fork Bancorporation, Inc. from 1988 to 1990. Mr. DiGiacomo served as Vice President, Director of Finance of Long Island Mortgage from 1986 to 1988. Mr. DiGiacomo began his career at KPMG LLP. Mr. DiGiacomo graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor's degree in accounting from St. John's University in Queens, New York.

Job Titles:

• Chief Financial Officer
• Member of the Leadership Team

Leslie Lunak joined BankUnited in 2010, and currently serves as the Company's Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining BankUnited, Ms. Lunak spent 15 years in public accounting, where she served clients in the financial services industry, and was designated a national financial institution industry specialist. Her experience in public accounting includes external audit services, merger and acquisition due diligence, accounting and financial consulting services, and the development and presentation of national and local continuing education programs. Ms. Lunak is a Florida CPA, and received a B.S. in Accounting from Oklahoma State University. Ms. Lunak has been our Chief Financial Officer since March 2013. Ms. Lunak served as the Bank's Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer from June 2012 through March 2013 and as Senior Vice President, Finance from October 2010 through June 2012. From August 2004 through October 2010, Ms. Lunak was an Audit Director at the public accounting firm McGladrey & Pullen, LLP. Her responsibilities included overseeing audit engagements and the performance of financial and accounting consulting services for clients primarily engaged in the financial services industry, serving as a designated national financial services industry specialist and serving as a subject matter expert in a variety of technical accounting areas, including derivatives, equity instruments, fair value accounting and acquisition accounting. She was also responsible for the development and presentation of a wide variety of continuing education courses for both internal and external audiences. From 2001 through August 2004, Ms. Lunak was a senior audit manager with the certified public accounting firm Adair, Fuller, Witcher and Malcom, with oversight responsibility for all of the firm's audit engagements. From June 1985 through 2001, Ms. Lunak was an independent consultant, providing finance and accounting related services to clients consisting primarily of community banks and thrifts and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. From 1979 through June 1985, Ms. Lunak was with the public accounting firm Deloitte, where she was an audit manager serving primarily clients in the banking industry and was designated a national banking industry specialist. She was named one of South Florida Business Journal's Influential Business Women of 2019 and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Urban League of Broward County. Ms. Lunak is a Florida CPA and received a B.S. in Accounting from Oklahoma State University.

Job Titles:

• Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
• Member of the Audit Committee
• Independent Director / Audit Committee

Ms. Wines brings extensive banking experience to our Board. From July 2011 to May 2014, Ms. Wines served as President and Chief Executive Officer of First Southern Bank of Boca Raton, Fla. and was responsible for all aspects of market and operations before its acquisition by Centerstate Bank in 2014. From January 2008 to June 2010, she served as President and Chief Operating Officer of CNL Bank, a $1.6 billion independent statewide commercial bank. Ms. Wines served as President & Chief Executive Officer of Commercial Banking South Florida for Colonial Bank, N.A. from 2005 until 2007 following Colonial Bank's acquisition of Union Bank of Florida. Ms. Wines served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Union Bank of Florida from May 1999 until the acquisition by Colonial Bank, N.A. in February 2005. From January 1986 to May 1999, Ms. Wines served as the Controller of Union Bank of Florida, its Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and its Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Wines' professional affiliations include a four-year term on the board of directors of the Florida Bankers Association, a member of Leadership Florida, International Women's Forum, Women's Corporate Directors, and past member of Broward Workshop. From August 2018 to March 2020, Ms. Wines served as Senior Director, Broward Business Council on Homelessness. Ms. Wines has been a guest lecturer at Florida Atlantic University, Lynn University, and Nova Southeastern University's MBA programs. Civic involvement includes Commissioner of the Housing Authority of the City of Fort Lauderdale, Chairperson of United Way of Broward County, Chair of 211-Broward, Board Member, Broward County Continuum Care, as well as leadership roles in several other non-profit organizations. Ms. Wines received a Bachelor of Science from Nova Southeastern University and a Master's in Public Administration, Public Service Leadership from New York University. Ms. Wines completed the Advanced Leadership Initiative Fellowship at Harvard University in December 2016.

Job Titles:

• Chairman of the Compensation Committee
• Independent Director
• President and Chief Executive Officer of Northwell Health

Mr. Dowling is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Northwell Health, a clinical, academic and research enterprise with a workforce of more than 75,000 and annual revenue of $14 billion. Northwell is the largest health care provider and private employer in New York State, caring for more than two million people annually through a vast network of 830 outpatient facilities, including 220 primary care practices, 52 urgent care centers, home care, rehabilitation and end-of-life programs, and 23 hospitals. Prior to becoming President and CEO in 2002, Mr. Dowling was the health system's Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Before joining Northwell in 1995, he was a Senior Vice President at Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield. Mr. Dowling served in New York State government for 12 years, including seven years as State Director of Health, Education and Human Services and Deputy Secretary to the Governor. He was also Commissioner of the New York State Department of Social Services. Before his public service career, Mr. Dowling was a professor of Social Policy and Assistant Dean at the Fordham University Graduate School of Social Services and Director of the Fordham Campus in Westchester County. Mr. Dowling is past chair of the Healthcare Institute and the current chair of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI). He is a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies of Sciences and the North American Board of the Smurfit School of Business at University College, Dublin, Ireland. He also serves as a board member of the Long Island Association. He is past chair and a current board member of the National Center for Healthcare Leadership (NCHL), the Greater New York Hospital Association (GNYHA), the Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS) and the League of Voluntary Hospitals of New York. Mr. Dowling was an instructor at the Center for Continuing Professional Education at the Harvard School of Public Health. Mr. Dowling grew up in Limerick, Ireland. He earned his undergraduate degree from University College Cork (UCC), Ireland, and his master's degree from Fordham University. He also has honorary doctorates from Queen's University Belfast, University College Dublin, Hofstra University, Dowling College and Fordham University.

Job Titles:

• Chairman
• Chairman of the Board
• Chief Executive Officer
• Member of the Audit Committee
• Member of the Leadership Team
• Member of the Risk Committee
• President
• Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer / Chairman of the Board

Named BankUnited's President and Chief Executive Officer on January 1st, 2017, Rajinder Singh has been a guiding force behind BankUnited's success since 2009, helping transform our bank into the largest independent depository institution headquartered in Florida. As one of the founders of BankUnited, he has served an instrumental role as Chief Operating Officer during one of the largest bank IPOs in U.S. history: when BankUnited, Inc. went public in January of 2011. Before joining BankUnited, Singh was managing director, and led the financial services practice of Invesco's WL Ross & Co., a private equity firm with more than $8 billion under management. Earlier in his career, Singh was executive vice president of Capital One Financial Corp's banking segment, including retail and business banking in five states. He holds a master's degree in business administration from Carnegie Mellon University, and a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Indian Institute of Technology in New Delhi. Mr. Singh is our Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer and one of the founding organizers of our Company. Mr. Singh was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of BankUnited, Inc. in January 2019 and President and Chief Executive Officer in January 2017. Mr. Singh served as our Chief Operating Officer from October 2010 up until his promotion in 2017. An industry veteran of 25 years, Mr. Singh has held several executive leadership positions prior to BankUnited including for Invesco's WL Ross & Co., Capital One Financial Corp, North Fork Bancorporation and FleetBoston Financial Corporation. Mr. Singh serves on the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors' Federal Advisory Council, representing the Atlanta Region. Mr. Singh earned his M.B.A. from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh and his B.S. in chemical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in New Delhi.

Job Titles:

• Chief Investment Officer of BankUnited, N.a

Mr. Bansal has been the Bank's Chief Investment Officer since February 2017 and most recently served as Executive Vice President, Mortgage Portfolio. Mr. Bansal joined the Bank in July 2009, and was part of the advisory group that worked on the Bank's acquisition. In his role as Chief Investment Officer, Mr. Bansal is responsible for the bank's investment securities portfolio. He manages the Bank's residential loan portfolio, residential mortgage warehouse business and Pinnacle Public Finance business. Prior to joining BankUnited, Mr. Bansal was a Managing Director in fixed income with Merrill Lynch from 2007 through 2009 and a fixed income trader at Lehman Brothers from 1998 through 2007. Mr. Bansal received a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and earned his Bachelor of Technology (Chemical Engineering) from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.

Job Titles:

• Chairman of the Audit Committee
• Member of the Risk Committee
• Independent Director / Audit Committee

Dr. Sobti has served at several preeminent Wall Street firms during a career spanning more than 30 years. Since 2007, Dr. Sobti has had an independent consulting business and has served as a senior advisor to Credit Suisse since 2008. In 2006, he co-founded FIRE Capital Fund Management Mauritius Private Limited, the manager for a private equity fund, and served as the Chairman of its Board of Directors until 2011. From 2001 through 2008, Dr. Sobti was a Senior Managing Director of Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. where he was appointed to the President's Advisory Council and Fairness Opinion Committee. From 1999 to 2001, Dr. Sobti was a Managing Director at J.P. Morgan & Co. where he was recruited as head of Mergers and Acquisitions for Financial Institutions. Previously Dr. Sobti was with Lehman Brothers Inc. from 1989 to 1999 culminating in his serving as Managing Director and co-head of Mergers and Acquisitions for Financial Institutions. Earlier Dr. Sobti worked at Goldman, Sachs & Co. from 1986 through 1989. Dr. Sobti is co-Chair of the International Advisory Board of the University of Pennsylvania's Center for the Advanced Study of India. Dr. Sobti holds a B.A. from St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi, and an M.B.A. and Ph.D. in Finance from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Compensation Committee
• Member of the Risk Committee
• Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blanca Commercial Real Estate, Inc

Ms. Blanca is the founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blanca Commercial Real Estate, Inc., an independently owned commercial real estate services firm in Florida. Ms. Blanca has more than 25 years of experience in the South Florida real estate sector. Prior to launching Blanca Commercial Real Estate in March 2009, she served as Senior Managing Director for Cushman & Wakefield of Florida, Inc., where she led the firm's South Florida operations. Ms. Blanca also held the position of Senior Vice President at Codina Realty Services, Inc. ONCOR International. Ms. Blanca is a past member of the Board of Directors of The Miami Foundation, member of the Board of Governors of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, past chair of the Board of Directors of City Year Miami, and past chair of Miami-Dade County's official economic development agency, The Beacon Council. She also is a member of Young Presidents' Organization (YPO) Gold Miami-Ft Lauderdale Chapter, an Associate member of the YPO Miami Chapter, a member of the Women Corporate Directors (WCD) and a member of the University of Miami's School of Business Real Estate Advisory Council. Ms. Blanca has earned several honors, including "Top 100 Power Leaders", "Ultimate CEO" and "Most Influential Business Women" by the South Florida Business Journal, and "Power Leader of the Year" and "Office Broker of the Year" by the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, "Philanthropist of the Year" by City Year Miami, "Community Leader" by the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, "Top 25 Women in Real Estate" by Commercial Property Executive, "Women of Influence: Legends" and "Women of Influence" by Real Estate Forum, "Top Dealmakers of the Year" by the Daily Business Review, and Camacol's "Successful Hispanic Women of the Year." Ms. Blanca earned a B.B.A with a concentration in international marketing and finance and an M.B.A. from the University of Miami.

Job Titles:

• Chief Operating Officer
• Member of the Leadership Team

Mr. Cornish has been our Chief Operating Officer since January 2017. Mr. Cornish was the Bank's President, Florida Region from March 2014 through December 2016. From 2003 to March 2014, Mr. Cornish served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Marsh & McLennan Agency, Florida Region. Prior to that, he held several senior leadership positions with SunTrust Bank from 1983 through 2003. While with Marsh & McLennan Agency, Mr. Cornish was recognized with honors as "Miami's CEO of the Year" by the South Florida Business Journal and the "Ultimate CEO" by Business Leader Magazine. Mr. Cornish was also elected to the Florida International University ("FIU") School of Business Hall of Fame in 2013. In 2017, Mr. Cornish received the Torch Award from the FIU Alumni Association, the organization's highest award that recognizes alumni and faculty making positive impacts on their profession, the community and the university. Mr. Cornish previously served as Chairman of the Board of the FIU Foundation. He is also the past Chairman of the FIU Wolfsonian Museum and past Chairman of the Board of the Miami Children's Hospital Foundation. Mr. Cornish is a past Chairman of the Beacon Council and Assurex Global Corporation. He is a past board member of the Camillus House, The Chapman Partnership and past member of the Orange Bowl committee. Mr. Cornish earned his B.A. degree from Florida International University.

Job Titles:

• Independent Director
• Member of the Audit Committee
• Member of the Compensation Committee
• Member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
• Member of the Risk Committee
• Member of the Compensation Committee Member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
• Retired Partner of the New York Law Firm of Skadden

Mr. Rubenstein is a retired partner of the New York law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom, LLP. Mr. Rubenstein was with the firm from September 1981 through December 2014, and was made a partner in April 1989. Mr. Rubenstein served as co-head of the firm's Financial Institution Group preceding his retirement. For more than ten years preceding his retirement from Skadden, Mr. Rubenstein served as a trustee of the Firm's pension plan and a member of the Firm's retirement committee, overseeing the investment of the Firm's pension and retirement plan assets. From 2003 to 2013, Mr. Rubenstein served as a trustee of the Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation, a New York not-for-profit established in 1959 dedicated to supporting programs to improve the educational opportunities and the delivery of health and other services for people in low income neighborhoods.