Amerant Bancorp Inc

Supplementary Item, Information about our Executive Officers

The Executive Officers of the Company as of March 4, 2025, are as follows:

Gerald P. Plush. Mr. Plush(“Jerry”), age 66, serves as the Company’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer since June 2, 2022. He is a senior financial services executive known for achievements in leading organizations to standards of excellence in growth, operational efficiency, and profitability. Mr. Plush joined Amerant in February 2021 as Vice-Chairman; in March 2021, he was appointed President and CEO, and in June 2022, he was appointed Chairman and CEO. He has served on the Board of Directors of Amerant since July 2019. From 2019 to 2021, Mr. Plush was a partner with Patriot Financial Partners, L.P., a private equity firm based in Radnor, PA. There, he sourced new investment opportunities for the firm and represented Patriot on the boards of directors for multiple portfolio banks, specialty finance, and fintech companies.

In 2018, he served as CEO of Verdigris Holdings, Inc., leading this start-up through the regulatory application, organization, and initial funding processes. Prior to that, Mr. Plush was the Chief Administrative Officer of Santander US from 2016 to 2017. He joined Santander US in April 2014 as Chief Financial Officer, where he served as a member of the Santander US Executive Committee and simultaneously served as a director for Santander Consumer USA from 2014 to 2016. He was also a director for the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh from 2016 to 2017.

Before joining Santander, Mr. Plush served as President of Webster Financial Corp (NYSE: WBS) and Webster Bank, where he held several roles including Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer, CFO, Chief Risk Officer, and was a member of Webster’s board of directors. Prior to Webster Bank, he worked at MBNA America, most recently as Senior Executive Vice President and Managing Director for corporate development and acquisitions. He had previously served in several senior roles for MBNA, including as CFO-North America.

Mr. Plush holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia. He is a certified public accountant and a certified management accountant (inactive). He is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) and in July 2024 earned the director certification designation (NACD.DC).

He serves on the board of directors of the FIFA World Cup 2026™ Miami Host Committee, the Orange Bowl Committee and the Broward Workshop. He is also a member of the CEO Council of the Greater Ft. Lauderdale Alliance and was recently elected to the Florida Council of 100.

Sharymar Calderón. Mrs. Calderón, age 37, was appointed Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in June 2023 and Senior Executive Vice President in November 2024. Calderón is responsible for Amerant’s financial management, including treasury, financial reporting and accounting, financial planning and analysis, investor relations, strategy, internal controls over financial reporting, corporate tax and products. She also chairs the Asset-Liability Committee and is a member of the Board of Amerant Investments. Prior to her appointment as CFO, Mrs. Calderón served as Senior Vice President, Head of Internal Audit at Amerant since June 2021, where she led the implementation and monitoring of the Company’s audit plan and risk assessments, including coordination with external auditors and the integration of SOX audits. She is a licensed CPA in both Florida and Puerto Rico. Prior to Amerant, Mrs. Calderón worked at Ocean Bank as SVP, Head of Payment Operations from September 2020 through early June 2021. Before that, she worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers for nine years, where she began her career as an Associate and rose to Senior Manager over the course of her tenure, gaining extensive experience in financial services, including banking, broker dealers and asset management.

Mrs. Calderón received a double Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and Marketing from the University of Puerto Rico. She is a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in Florida and Puerto Rico, a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), a member of the Puerto Rico State Society of CPAs and its Florida Chapter, and the Association of Latino Professionals for America (ALPFA). Mrs. Calderón currently serves on the board of directors of the Zoo Miami Foundation.

Alberto Capriles. Mr. Capriles, age 57, serves as Senior Executive Vice-President and Chief Risk Officer since January 2023, having previously served as Executive Vice-President and Chief Risk Officer since February 2018 and previously as the Company’s Chief Risk Officer since 2016. Mr. Capriles is responsible for all enterprise risk management oversight, including credit, market, operational and information security risk, BSA/AML and consumer compliance. Mr. Capriles served in various roles with the former parent of the Bank, Mercantil Servicios Financieros, or MSF since 1995, including as Corporate Treasurer from 2008 to 2015, head of Corporate Market Risk Management from 1999 to 2008, and as Corporate Risk Specialist from 1995 to 1999, where he led the project to implement MSF’s enterprise risk management model. Prior to joining MSF, Mr. Capriles served as a foreign exchange trader with the Banco Central de Venezuela (Venezuelan Central Bank) from 1989 to 1991. Mr. Capriles also served as a Professor in the Economics Department at Universidad Católica Andrés Bello in Caracas, Venezuela from 1996 to 2008.

Mr. Capriles graduated with a degree in Economics from Universidad Católica Andrés Bello in Caracas, Venezuela and earned a master’s degree in International Development Economics from Yale University, and a MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Juan Esterripa. Mr. Esterripa, age 51, serves as Senior Executive Vice-President and Chief Commercial Banking Officer since April 2023. He is a seasoned banking professional with significant experience in corporate and commercial banking. In his role, Esterripa oversees multiple business sectors, including commercial banking, commercial real estate, syndication, and specialty finance. Before joining the Company, Mr. Esterripa served as EVP, Wholesale Banking Executive at City National Bank - Florida since 2016. From 2013 to 2016, he was SVP, Corporate & Commercial Banking Manager at BankUnited, NA. He served as Executive Vice President at Stonegate Bank from 2012 to 2013 and as Senior Vice President at Capital Bank since 2010 prior to that. From 2009 to 2010, Esterripa was SVP, Chief Lending Officer at Pacific National Bank, and from 2006 to 2009, he served as SVP, Head of Middle Market Division at Mercantil Commercebank, NA. Mr. Esterripa is a graduate of the Harvard Business School executive management program. He currently serves on the board of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami.

Carlos Iafigliola. Mr. Iafigliola, age 48, was appointed Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer (COO) in June 2023. He is responsible for Amerant’s loan and deposit operations, project management, technology services, procurement, facilities, treasury management, and digital projects. Mr. Iafigliola chairs the Board of Amerant Investments and is member of the Board of Amerant Mortgage. Prior to his appointment as COO, Mr. Iafigliola served as EVP, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) since May 2020 spearheading Amerant’s financial management, including treasury, financial reporting and accounting, financial analysis, investor relations & sustainability, internal controls and corporate tax. Mr. Iafigliola also served as SVP, Treasury Manager from 2015 to May 2020 and held various management positions in the Treasury area from 2004 to 2015. Prior to joining Amerant, he served in senior roles in Market Risk at Banco Mercantil, also known as Mercantil Servicios Financieros (MSF), from 2000 to 2004. He joined MSF in April 1998.

Mr. Iafigliola earned a degree in Economics from Universidad Católica Andrés Bello in Caracas, Venezuela in 1998 and a Masters in Finance from Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración (IESA) in 2003. He was also part of Miami Leadership Program cohort 2011. He serves as Board member for Habitat for Humanity Broward and is a member of the Investment Committee of United Way Miami.

Braden Smith. Mr. Smith, age 51, serves as the Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Business Development Officer since November 2024. He leads strategic growth initiatives, evaluates new business opportunities and fosters partnerships aimed at expanding the Company’s influence. From 2009 until November 2024 Mr. Smith established and was the Chief Executive Officer of the Private Banking Group at Wintrust Financial Corporation and led a team that included bankers, investment professionals, credit and support staff overseeing billions in assets, loans and deposits. Mr. Smith was also a member of Wintrust’s Operating Committee.

Mr. Smith earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from the Rochester Institute of Technology in 1996. Mr. Smith serves on the boards of John Cabot University, Prentice Hospital, the Children’s Brittle Bone Foundation, and on the advisory Board of the Rochester Institute of Technology - Saunders College of Business.

Mariola Sanchez. Mrs. Sanchez, age 52, serves as Senior Executive Vice-President and Chief People Officer since June 2022 and leads the Company’s approach to people and organizational culture. Previously, Mrs. Sanchez served as the Company and the Bank’s General Counsel since 2010. With an educational background in human behavior and law, in addition to 15 years working at the Bank, she brings a wealth of organizational knowledge and an informed perspective to her role. She and her leadership team are focused on learning and development, management practices, and diversity and inclusion. As General Counsel, Mrs. Sanchez advised the Company on a range of legal matters, including labor and employment. She has practiced law for over 25 years, primarily as in-house counsel for financial institutions. Prior to joining Amerant in 2007 as Associate General Counsel, she served as Associate General Counsel at Regions Bank (formerly Union Planters Bank).

Mrs. Sanchez earned a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Miami and a Juris Doctorate from St. Thomas University. In April 2021, she also graduated from the Yale School of Management’s ExecOnline’s Fostering Inclusion and Diversity Program . Active in the community, Mrs. Sanchez serves on the board of directors for the Center for Financial Training and the Overtown Youth Center.

Armando Fleitas, age 48, serves as Executive Vice-President, Chief Accounting Officer (“CAO”) since March 2023 overseeing general accounting and accounts payable; investment accounting and operations; mortgage banking finance and accounting; and financial reporting to the Federal Reserve Bank and other federal and state banking supervisory authorities, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Office of Comptroller of the Currency. Prior to being named CAO, Mr. Fleitas served as Senior Vice-President and Controller of the Company from January 1, 2021 until March 2023. Mr. Fleitas joined Amerant in 2010, serving in various management positions in the financial reporting area, including most recently, prior to his current role, as Senior Vice-President and Financial Reporting Manager. In his prior and current role, he has been responsible for overseeing the preparation of consolidated and stand-alone statutory financial statements, the quarterly and annual reports on Forms 10-Q and 10-K of the Company filed with the SEC. Previously, he was also responsible for overseeing the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting and vendor management functions. Mr. Fleitas began his career in 1996 at PwC Venezuela, transitioning in 2003 to PwC in the US. At PwC, he held various roles in the areas of audit and accounting consulting services primarily serving customers in the financial services industry.

Mr. Fleitas earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Universidad Católica Andrés Bello in Caracas, Venezuela, in 1998 and a master’s degree in accounting from the Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship at Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, USA, in 2011. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the United States (NH-2005-active, NY-2010-inactive), and in Venezuela (2006). He holds a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) designation and is a member of the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (FICPA) and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). He serves on the Advisory Board of the Salvation Army of Broward County since 2024.