Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On September 24, 2025, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Customers Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company"), appointed Maurice Michael ("Mike") Gill, Robert Krasne, Susan Looney and Dalton Sirmans to serve as directors of the Company, effective as of October 29, 2025.
Mike Gill is a retired attorney who spent 13 years at Accenture LLP, including as Managing Director Global Complex Contracting, and before that practiced law as a transactional attorney for over 25 years. Mr. Gill holds a Bachelor of Science in Business from the University of Missouri and a Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri School of Law.
Robert Krasne is the Co-Chair of The Steinman Foundation and the Chair and former Chief Executive Officer of Steinman Communications. Mr. Krasne holds an A.B. in Economics from Georgetown University and a J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center.
Susan Looney is the sixth president of Reading Area Community College in Reading, PA. Dr. Looney holds an Associate's Degree from Brookdale Community College, a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and an MBA from Monmouth University, a Juris Doctorate from Widener University School of Law, and a Doctorate in Education, specializing in Higher Education Leadership, from Nova Southeastern University.
Dalton Sirmans is the Co-Founder and Senior Partner of Amplio Ventures and the Co-Founder and former Chief Executive Officer of MainStreet Technologies. Mr. Sirmans holds an ALM International Relations and Affairs from the Harvard University Extension School, a Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice, from Valdosta State University, and an Associate of Science, Sociology, from Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.
Effective as of October 29, 2025, each of Dr. Looney and Messrs. Gill, Krasne and Sirmans will also serve as a director of the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Customers Bank.
Effective October 29, 2025, the size of the Company's Board will increase to twelve members. None of Dr. Looney or Messrs. Gill, Krasne or Sirmans was selected as a director pursuant to any arrangement or understanding between such director and any other person and there are no related party transactions between the Company and any of Dr. Looney or Messrs. Gill, Krasne or Sirmans reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. In connection with his or her service as a director, each will be entitled to the same compensation and benefits made available to the Company's non-employee directors generally, which compensation will be pro-rated for service until the end of the current fiscal year.