Five Star Bancorp (Nasdaq: FSBC) announced on November 4, 2026, that Christopher D. Myers has been appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors, effective immediately. Mr. Myers will also serve as Vice Chairperson of the Board and will sit on the Strategy and Asset Liability Committees.
The appointment comes as Five Star strengthens its footprint in Southern California, following the recent addition of five banking professionals and the opening of new offices in Calabasas and Newport Beach.
Mr. Myers brings decades of leadership experience, having served as President and CEO of CVB Financial Corp. (CVBF) for nearly 15 years. At the time of his retirement in 2020, CVBF ranked among California’s 10 largest bank holding companies with assets of approximately $11.5 billion. Under his leadership, Citizens Business Bank was named the “Best Bank in America” in 2016 and the “Best Bank in California” in 2019.
Before his tenure at CVB Financial, Myers served as Chairman and CEO of Mellon First Business Bank. He currently advises three private companies headquartered in Southern California and serves on the board for CoinShares (Nasdaq: CSHR) and the UCLA Anderson School of Management’s Fink Center for Finance and Investments.
Five Star Bancorp is a bank holding company headquartered in Rancho Cordova, California, operating through its wholly owned subsidiary, Five Star Bank, which currently has ten branches in California.