Tom L. Dobyns - Director | Community West Bancshares (CWBC) Executive Profile & Compensation

About Tom L. Dobyns

Independent director with 40+ years of bank leadership, including CEO roles at Mission Community Bank and American Security Bank; founder of Enthusiology, a consulting firm focused on strategic planning and executive coaching. Age 72; appointed to CWBC’s board on April 1, 2024 in connection with the Community West Bancshares merger after serving as a CWB director since June 2017; BBA and MBA from the University of Southern California .

Past Roles

Organization	Role	Tenure	Committees/Impact
Mission Community Bank	Chief Executive Officer	Not disclosed	Led bank operations; cited as most recent CEO role in bio
American Security Bank	President & Chief Executive Officer	Not disclosed	Executive leadership of regional bank
Community West Bancshares (pre-merger)	Director	Jun 2017 – Apr 1, 2024	Oversight as public company director prior to merger into CWBC

External Roles

Organization	Role	Tenure	Committees/Impact
Enthusiology (consulting)	Founder; managerial and leadership consultant	Not disclosed	Strategic planning, executive coaching, sales enablement for FIs and nonprofits
Community-based nonprofits	Board member (various)	Ongoing	Active on several community-based not-for-profit boards

Board Governance

Independence: Board determined Dobyns is independent under Nasdaq standards .
Committee assignments (current):
- Compensation Committee (member)
- Audit Committee (member)
- Strategic Planning Committee (member)
Chair roles: None disclosed for Dobyns (Committee chairs listed as others) .
Attendance: In 2024, the Board met 10 times; each incumbent director attended ≥75% of Board and applicable committee meetings; all 15 directors attended the 2024 Annual Meeting .
Leadership structure: Separate Chair and CEO; Chair (Daniel J. Doyle) is independent (since 2019), supporting independent oversight .
Executive sessions: Not disclosed.
Stock ownership policy: Directors must own at least 2,000 shares within two years of appointment; as of Dec 31, 2024 all directors were in compliance .
Trading and alignment policies: Company maintains anti-hedging and anti-pledging policies .

Fixed Compensation

Component	Detail	2024 Amount/Terms
Cash retainer	Standard annual cash fee for non-employee directors	$34,800 annual; committee chairs receive an additional $200 per meeting; no per-meeting fees otherwise
Cash paid to Dobyns (2024)	Actual fees earned (likely partial year alignment)	$23,800
Equity grant	Annual restricted stock to each non-employee director	1,820 shares granted May 30, 2024; 1-year vest; $30,000 grant-date FV

Performance Compensation

Feature	Design	Notes
Performance-linked pay for directors	None disclosed	Director equity awards are time-based RS with one-year vesting; no performance metrics disclosed for director pay

Other Directorships & Interlocks

Category	Disclosure
Current public company boards (outside CWBC)	None disclosed in the proxy –
Prior public company boards	Community West Bancshares (director since 2017 until Apr 1, 2024 merger)
Compensation committee interlocks	Company discloses no interlocks or insider participation; no members served as Company employees

Expertise & Qualifications

40+ years in bank management; former CEO; strategic planning and executive coaching expertise via Enthusiology .
Board skills matrix indicates he contributes public company board experience, executive/banking operations, strategic planning, and governance/ethics capabilities among other skills the Board tracks .

Equity Ownership

Metric	Amount	Notes
Total beneficial ownership	14,065 shares	Includes instruments below
Options exercisable within 60 days	8,690	Counted in beneficial ownership per SEC rules
Unvested restricted stock (can vote)	1,820	May 30, 2024 director grant; 1-year vest
Percent of shares outstanding	~0.074%	Derived: 14,065 ÷ 19,061,009 shares outstanding as of Mar 28, 2025
Shares pledged as collateral	None disclosed; Company maintains anti-pledging policy
Ownership guideline status	Meets 2,000-share requirement (company-wide compliance)

Governance Assessment

Strengths
- Independent director with deep operating experience as former bank CEO; relevant to Audit, Compensation and Strategic Planning roles .
- Solid alignment signals: annual director RS grant (1,820 shares) and stock ownership requirement; company prohibits hedging/pledging; all directors in compliance with ownership guideline as of year-end 2024 .
- Engagement: Board met 10 times; ≥75% attendance threshold achieved by all; full board attendance at 2024 annual meeting .
Watch items
- Committee load: Simultaneous service on Audit and Compensation Committees can be demanding; ensure continued attendance and capacity as responsibilities scale post-merger .
- Compensation Committee judgment: In 2024, the Committee (which includes Dobyns) applied discretionary adjustments to management incentive metrics to exclude merger-related costs and certain securities losses—reasonable given one-time nature, but warrants continued scrutiny to avoid excessive normalization over time .
- Board size and integration: At 15 directors post-merger, effectiveness depends on clear committee charters and disciplined meeting management (not a red flag per se, but relevant to oversight quality) –.
Conflicts/Related-party exposure
- Company reports no material related-party transactions since Jan 1, 2024; any insider loans are on market terms and exempt from SOX prohibitions .
Shareholder sentiment context
- Say-on-pay passed with ~94% support in the prior year, indicating broad shareholder alignment with compensation governance (board-level oversight includes Dobyns via Compensation Committee) .

Overall, Dobyns brings seasoned banking leadership and board experience with tangible ownership alignment and independence. The key governance focus areas are his dual committee workload and continued rigor in the Compensation Committee’s treatment of “one-time” adjustments during integration.