Christopher “Chris” Shepler has been Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer since September 2025. With more than 30 years of leadership experience in commercial, business, wealth, and consumer/small business banking, Mr. Shepler brings a proven track record of driving growth, operational excellence, and client-centric innovation across some of the world’s leading financial institutions. Mr. Shepler most recently served as Managing Director and National Commercial Banking Region Coverage Executive at Wells Fargo, where he led a national team serving over 20,000 clients across four U.S. hubs. Under his leadership, the organization achieved significant gains in client growth, operational efficiency, and risk governance. Prior to Wells Fargo, Mr. Shepler held senior executive roles at HSBC and Bank of America, where he spearheaded enterprise-wide integration initiatives, built high-performing teams, and launched scalable strategies that transformed client engagement and revenue performance. Mr. Shepler holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Southern California.