Anson Moise

About Anson Moise

Anson M. Moise, M.D., age 45, has served as an independent director of ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. since 2021. He graduated from Cornell Medical College and is board certified in anesthesiology and pain management; he serves as an attending physician at several area hospitals and provides governance perspective from healthcare operations and community engagement . He is not on any other public company boards, and the Company states that no director currently serves on another Section 12-registered or 15(d) reporting company or registered investment company board .

Past Roles

External Roles

Board Governance

• Committee Assignments (2024): Member, Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee; the committee is composed solely of independent directors under NASDAQ Rule 5605 .
• Chair Roles: None; committee chairs were Frank W. Baier (Audit & Risk), Frank Huttle III (Nominating & Corporate Governance), Stephen T. Boswell (Compensation) .
• Independence: The Board has a majority of independent directors; Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee members (including Moise) are independent under NASDAQ standards .
• Attendance and Engagement: The Board held 15 meetings in 2024; each director attended at least 75% of aggregate Board and committee meetings; all directors attended the 2024 annual meeting (virtual) .
• Board Leadership and Structure: Lead Independent Director is Stephen T. Boswell, who presides over executive sessions of non-management directors .
• Voting Standard: Majority voting bylaw for uncontested director elections; irrevocable resignations if a director receives fewer “for” votes than “against/withhold,” effective upon replacement or within 90 days .
• Say-on-Pay Signal: 2024 advisory vote approval of executive compensation was 95.2%, indicating broad shareholder support for compensation governance .

Fixed Compensation

• Standard Director Compensation Structure (2024):

  • Annual cash retainer: $60,000
  • Annual restricted stock grant: $60,000 fair value; 3,219 restricted shares subject to forfeiture for each board member in 2024
  • Committee chair cash stipends: Audit & Risk $25,000; Compensation $13,500; Nominating & Corporate Governance $12,000
  • Committee member cash stipends: Audit & Risk $10,000; Compensation $6,000; Nominating & Corporate Governance $6,000
  • Lead Independent Director additional cash fee: $15,000

• Actual 2024 Director Compensation for Anson Moise: | Component | Amount | |---|---| | Cash fees | $62,000 | | Stock awards (restricted stock) | $60,000 | | Total | $122,000 |

Performance Compensation

• Director equity is delivered as restricted stock subject to forfeiture; no performance-based metrics are disclosed for director equity grants (annual director stock awards fulfill the equity component of the retainer) .

Other Directorships & Interlocks

• Public company boards: None (Company states no director serves on another SEC-registered or reporting company or registered investment company board) .
• Private/nonprofit/academic boards: Health East Ambulatory Surgical Center Governing Board, chairman of YourDrs Inc., owner of Health East Medical Alliance; prior clinical leadership roles (see External Roles) .
• Interlocks/conflicts: No disclosed interlocks with competitors, suppliers, or customers for Moise; related-party arrangements disclosed in the proxy involve other directors (Kempner/MWW Group; branch leases involving Sorrentino, Boswell, Huttle, Kempner, Minoia, Rifkin), not Moise .

Expertise & Qualifications

• Medical/clinical expertise: Board-certified in anesthesiology and pain management; attending physician at area hospitals .
• Health system governance: Governing Board role in an ambulatory surgical center; leadership in telemedicine via YourDrs Inc. .
• Community perspective: Co-founder of a substance abuse clinic; long-time resident in Bergen County market .
• Board skills matrix: The matrix indicates diverse skills across the Board; Moise contributes market knowledge and community perspective (skills matrix shows collective board competencies; individual cells are summarized at board level) .

Equity Ownership

• Ownership Guidelines: Directors (other than CEO and Bank President) are expected to achieve ownership equal to five times the sum of the then-current annual cash retainer plus the then-current value of the annual equity award, within five years of becoming subject to the policy; compliance monitored annually (executive officers were in compliance at year-end 2024; director-specific compliance not disclosed) .
• Hedging/Pledging: Insider trading policy prohibits hedging and pledging by directors and executives; outstanding pledges as of November 23, 2021 were grandfathered (a pledge is disclosed for director Michael Kempner; no pledge disclosed for Moise) .

Governance Assessment

• Independence and Committee Work: Moise serves on the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee composed solely of independent directors, aligning him with board refreshment, evaluation, and stewardship oversight .
• Attendance and Engagement: Met the Company’s minimum attendance threshold, with the Board conducting 15 meetings in 2024 and all directors attending at least 75% of meetings; attended the 2024 annual meeting .
• Alignment and Ownership: Holds 10,988 shares (0.03%); directors face robust ownership guidelines (5x cash+equity), reinforcing long-term alignment, although director-specific compliance status is not disclosed .
• Conflicts and Related Parties: No Moise-related transactions disclosed; related-party arrangements involve other directors (marketing services and branch leases), with Board independence determinations considering materiality and independence for involved directors .
• Board Quality Signals: Majority voting bylaw for uncontested elections and a Lead Independent Director structure support investor-friendly governance; strong say-on-pay support (95.2%) indicates shareholder confidence in compensation governance .

RED FLAGS: None disclosed specific to Anson Moise (no pledging, no related-party transactions, no attendance issues) .