ONTARIO, Calif., June 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CVB Financial Corp. ("CVBF"), the holding company for Citizens Business Bank ("CBB"), is pleased to announce the appointment of Kimberly Sheehy as a Board Member. Ms. Sheehy was also named a Director of CBB. Her appointment increases the current total authorized board members for each of CVBF and CBB from eight to nine. Ms. Sheehy will serve as Chair of CVBF's Audit Committee and as a member of CVBF's Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, in addition to serving as a member of CBB's Risk Management Committee, Balance Sheet Management Committee and Trust Services Committee.
"We are very pleased to welcome Kim Sheehy to join our Boards of Directors," said Hal W. Oswalt, Chairman of the Boards of CVBF and CBB. "Kim's recognized expertise in finance, accounting, financial analysis and technology will add to the depth and breadth of each of our Boards as CVBF and CBB continue to execute on our growth strategy. In addition, Kim's current experience as a director and audit committee chair of several prominent public companies will position her to make immediate, positive contributions to our Boards' deliberations and oversight. We are also proud of our continuing endeavor to enhance diversity on our Boards and throughout our organization."
Ms. Sheehy is a seasoned financial executive with more than 30 years of successful experience across the telecommunications, technology, SaaS, data center, software development, and REIT industries. Throughout her distinguished career as an executive, she held senior leadership positions at companies including StackPath, CyrusOne and Cincinnati Bell.
Ms. Sheehy holds a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Cincinnati and is a Certified Public Accountant. In 2013, she was named CFO of the Year by the Dallas Business Journal.
Corporate Overview
CVB Financial Corp. ("CVBF") is the holding company for Citizens Business Bank. CVBF is one of the 10 largest bank holding companies headquartered in California with approximately $17 billion in total assets. Citizens Business Bank is consistently recognized as one of the top performing banks in the nation and offers a wide array of banking, lending and investing services with more than 60 banking centers and 3 trust office locations serving the Inland Empire, Los Angeles County, Orange County, San Diego County, Ventura County, Santa Barbara County, and Central California.
Shares of CVB Financial Corp. common stock are listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "CVBF". For investor information on CVBF, visit our Citizens Business Bank website at www.cbbank.com and click on the "Investors" tab.
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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