Board of Directors | FinWise BanCorp

Mr. Landvatter joined the Company and the Bank in September 2010 as the President, Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Landvatter has over 40 years of financial services and banking experience, including experience with distressed banks and serving as the president of two de novo banks, Comenity Capital Bank and Goldman Sachs Bank, USA. Mr. Landvatter received his Bachelor of Science and his Master of Business Administration from University of Utah. As a result of these and other professional experiences, we believe Mr. Landvatter possesses knowledge and experience regarding banking, finance and general business that strengthen our board of directors’ collective qualifications, skills and experience.

Mr. Reynolds was one of the founding investors of the Bank in 1999. He served as the Chairman of the Bank’s board of directors for the first 10 years and of the Company since its inception in 2003. He currently serves as the Vice Chairman. Mr. Reynolds has extensive experience working with multiple companies negotiating long term contracts, including serving from 1990 to 2017 as the Chief Operating Officer of Pride Transport Inc., a common carrier of temperature controlled commodities. In September 2020, he became a founding investor of Element Solar Energy. As a result of these and other professional experiences, we believe Mr. Reynolds possesses knowledge and experience regarding banking, finance and general business that strengthen our board of directors’ collective qualifications, skills and experience.

Alan Weichselbaum has been working in the finance industry for more than 30 years. Mr. Weichselbaum, who is a CPA, began his career at Price Waterhouse where he worked in the firm’s small business division. After three years, he returned to NYU where he earned an MBA in finance. Upon graduation, Mr. Weichselbaum worked at Philip Morris Capital Corporation where he was the Manager of Budgeting and Financial Analysis. In 1995, he left Philip Morris and began a career on Wall Street. During the next 15 years, Mr. Weichselbaum held several positions. He was an equity analyst, he was the owner of two hedge funds and was the CEO of a small brokerage firm. In 2011, Mr. Weichselbaum founded the Wexus Group, an outsourced CFO firm that helps small to mid-size companies during all phases of their corporate lives.

Mr. Cunningham was one of the founding investors of the Bank in 1999. He has served as a director on the Bank’s board of directors since its inception in 1999 and on the Company’s board of directors since its inception in 2003. Mr. Cunningham has a background in business management, credit, finance and commercial and residential real estate construction. He owned Stonewood Inc., a commercial and residential construction firm from 1995 to 2020. He joined Goldcrest Homes as their Purchasing Manager in October 2020. As a result of these and other professional experiences, we believe Mr. Cunningham possesses knowledge and experience regarding banking, finance and general business that strengthen our board of directors’ collective qualifications, skills and experience.

Mr. Giordano was appointed to our board of directors in June 2017. He started his career on Wall Street where he had worked for 17 years in both institutional and retail trading and sales. He led the team that was responsible for pricing and selling, and later trading in over 100 initial public offering transactions. He is one of the pioneers in the litigation finance industry and a founder of American Legal Finance Association. Mr. Giordano currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Cambridge Medical Funding Group LLC and Care Cap Plus LLC, a financial technology company that has developed innovative models in the medical finance payment industry and has been involved in medical finance for over 15 years. Mr. Giordano received Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Harvard College. As a result of these and other professional experiences, we believe Mr. Giordano possesses knowledge and experience regarding banking, finance and general business that strengthen our board of directors’ collective qualifications, skills and experience.

Ms. Hutchings was appointed to our board of directors in October 2020. Ms. Hutchings began her career as a registered nurse, working in hospitals as well as certain other areas of healthcare industry, including insurance company operations and sales. She started at Diversified Insurance Group in 2003 and became a partner in 2006, successfully growing the employee benefits division from $1.5 million to a $9.5 million benefits practice today. She specializes in alternative financing strategies for businesses trying to manage increasing healthcare costs. Ms. Hutchings received her degree in nursing from the University of Utah. As a result of these and other professional experiences, we believe Ms. Hutchings possesses knowledge and experience regarding finance and general business that strengthen our board of directors’ collective qualifications, skills and experience.

Ms. Nievaard was appointed to our board of directors in July 2020. Ms. Nievaard has over 20 years of experience in strategic marketplace planning, operations management and brand development. Ms. Nievaard started with Coca-Cola in 2001 and currently serves as the general manager of franchise leadership at Coca-Cola North America, where she collaborates with multiple bottling partners to develop and execute long-term sustainable growth plans to increase franchise value and shareholder value. Prior to joining Coca-Cola, Ms. Nievaard worked in brand strategy and media management. Ms. Nievaard received her degree in Marketing and Business Management from Brigham Young University. As a result of these and other professional experiences, we believe Ms. Nievaard possesses knowledge and experience regarding general business that strengthen our board of directors’ collective qualifications, skills and experience.

Mr. Gibson was appointed to our board of directors in May 2015. He has 22 years of military service and specialized in shipboard and shore logistics and finance. He joined the Utah Department of Financial Institutions in 1998 as a Bank and Credit Union Examiner. Mr. Gibson completed 34 National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), National Association of State Credit Union Supervisors (NASCUS), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve Bank (FRB), and Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) professional examination schools in Compliance, Asset Liability Management, Investments, Credit Evaluation, Residential Mortgage Lending, Problem Banks, and Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML) from 1998 to 2012. He was the resident co-examiner-in-charge for UBS Industrial Bank, Salt Lake City, Utah from 2008 to 2011. Mr. Gibson retired from the Utah Department of Financial Institutions in 2012 as a Senior Examiner. Mr. Gibson received his Bachelor’s Degree in Education from the University of Central Oklahoma and his Master’s Degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College. As a result of these and other professional experiences, we believe Mr. Gibson possesses knowledge and experience regarding banking, finance and general business that strengthen our board of directors’ collective qualifications, skills and experience.