Jon Ayers began his career at FirstBank and has over 30 years of experience in areas spanning financial analysis and investment, commercial lending, branch office management, and personal banking. He has served as a director of FirstBank since 2000 and of the Company since 2017. Mr. Ayers is a private investor and entrepreneur. He serves as Executive Vice President of Ayers Asset Management, Inc., a family-owned private investment company, overseeing investments of the Ayers family. He is the President of Ayers Real Estate Services, LLC, which he formed in 2016 to focus on commercial real estate investment and management. Mr. Ayers has served in various executive roles for Group Data Services, Inc. and Pro-Accura, private technology companies, and First Financial Investors Management, LLC, a private equity fund focused on investments in the financial services industry. Mr. Ayers’ father, James W. Ayers, was the former Chair and Vice Chair of the board of directors, prior to his retirement in January of 2022.