CHAD R. WHEELER1 Saint James Place

Sinking Spring, PA 19608chad_robert_wheeler@verizon.net

610-207-4396 (Cell)

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Senior Financial Executive, with extensive Treasury experience related to Interest Rate Risk Management, Fixed-Income Portfolio Management, Liquidity Management, Asset / Liability Management and Debt Capital Markets. Considered a competent, decisive, and dedicated leader, mentor and motivator. Recognized for delivering consistent results by proactively and efficiently directing a team of professionals in any economic environment.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CUSTOMERS BANK, Wyomissing, PA March 2010 - PresentCustomers Bank is a rapidly growing $8.5 billion community bank located in southeastern Pennsylvania.

Senior Vice President, Treasurer (present)

Oversight of the Treasury Department with a focus on liquidity, investment and interest rate risk management

ROLES / RESPONSIBILITIES

Management and reporting of the Bank’s Interest Rate Risk and Asset / Liability positions Daily management of the Bank's multi-billion dollar liquidity position Daily management of the Bank's $600 million Investment Portfolio and $150 million Bank-Owned Life

Insurance Portfolio (BOLI) Daily management of the Bank's $150 million Derivative Portfolio Develop and manage detailed policies relating to all Treasury functions including Interest Rate Risk,

Investment Portfolio, Liquidity, Credit, etc. Integral member of the Bank’s M&A Team as well as Investor Relations Responsible for setting deposit and loan rates for the entire institution Responsible for loan purchases and sales; executed over $700 million in purchases and sales to date Manage the Bank’s Wire Department Manage a team of seven professionals

SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Created a Treasury function where one did not previously exist Significantly increased contingent liquidity sources through the use of the FHLB, Federal Reserve, Fed

Funds, Wholesale Deposits and Brokered Deposits Winner of the 2012 Chairman's Award, the highest award bestowed to employees Assisted in the raising of over $400 million of both public and private capital utilizing both debt and equity

markets Assisted in taking the company public and listing the company's stock on the NASDAQ and subsequently

on the NYSE Successfully launched a Loan Level Hedging Program Implemented a complete Risk Management framework Created over $4 billion of available liquidity

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CHAD R. WHEELER1 Saint James Place

Sinking Spring, PA 19608chad_robert_wheeler@verizon.net

610-207-4396 (Cell) Developed a detailed CRA plan including the purchases of loans and investments Purchased over $850 million of investments which added over $20 million to interest income annually Assisted in the completion of two FDIC-Assisted transactions

SOVEREIGN BANK, Reading, PA 1996 – 2009Sovereign Bank was an $84 billion dollar regional thrift and the U.S. subsidiary of Santander Group, Spain, and the fifth largest bank in the world.

Assistant Treasurer (2009)Chief Investment Officer / Senior Vice President (2007-2009)Portfolio Manager / Vice President (2001-2007)Funding Manager / Assistant Vice President (1999-2001)Treasury Analyst (1996-1999)

Responsible for the daily management, analysis and reporting of a $15 billion investment portfolio. This portfolio generated annualized pre-tax interest income in excess of $650 million over the eight years and consisted of Mortgage-backed Securities, Asset-backed Securities, Municipal bonds, Corporate bonds, Synthetic Collateralized Debt Obligations, Agency Debentures, Treasury bonds, Commercial Paper and Bank Trust Preferred Securities. (The objectives of this portfolio were to generate income, satisfy collateral requirements and provide liquidity as needed.)

SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Traded in excess of $115 billion of fixed income securities Developed and launched a Synthetic CDO buy program (this asset class was new to the investment

portfolio) which culminated in a $750 million portfolio and generated $13 million of annual pre-tax interest income for the company

Developed and launched a Municipal bond buy program (this asset class was new to the investment portfolio) which culminated in a $2.5 billion portfolio and generated $150 million of annual pre-tax interest income for the company

Spearheaded the creation of a $3 billion corporate bond portfolio consisting of high-grade global credits with maturities ranging from two to ten years

Launched a $2 billion Asset-Backed portfolio consisting of highly rated Auto, Credit Card and Student Loan paper with targeted average lives of less than three years

Responsible for the daily management and reporting of a $22 billion liability position.The liability position consisted of Federal Home Loan Bank Advances, Fed Funds / Eurodollars, Repurchase Agreements, Dollar Rolls and Brokered Deposits. (The objectives of this portfolio were to provide daily liquidity, reduce overall interest expense, diversify sources of liquidity and generate new sources of liquidity.)

SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Transacted over $5 billion of Federal Home Loan Bank Advance restructurings which saved over $30 million of interest expense and reduced interest rate risk

Orchestrated a multi-billion dollar Dollar Roll Funding Program which saved the company over $20 million annually

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CHAD R. WHEELER1 Saint James Place

Sinking Spring, PA 19608chad_robert_wheeler@verizon.net

610-207-4396 (Cell) Developed a Brokered Deposit program with over $4 billion in balances (at the program’s height) consisting

of certificates of deposit and money markets Created approximately $10 billion in additional committed available liquidity by identifying and pledging

Federal Reserve and Federal Home Loan Bank-eligible loans Transacted over $15 billion of Repurchase Agreements

Responsible for the daily management and reporting of an $8 billion interest rate swap portfolio. This portfolio was primarily used to hedge interest rate risk, ensure compliance with the company’s interest rate risk policy and to maintain certain levels of asset and liability sensitivity.

ADDITIONAL NOTEWORTHY PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Transacted over $15 billion of combined raw loan purchases and sales which were used for balance sheet needs and earnings enhancement; ran the Bank’s Purchased Loan Committee

Authored the bank’s Investment Portfolio Policy and co-authored a highly detailed Contingency Liquidity and Funding Policy

Assisted in completing five acquisitions over the past eight years as an integral member of the Merger and Acquisition Team

Managed a team of two Treasury professionals

COMMITTEES / PRESENTOR

Active member of and regular presenter at the following committees: Asset Liability Committee (Chair), Capital Committee (Chair), Loan & Deposit Committee (Chair), Risk Management Committee, Directors Risk Committee, 401k Committee, Community Reinvestment Committee, Purchased & Sold Loan Committee

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

FHL Bank of Pittsburgh Member Advisory Board

EDUCATION

Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA - Bachelor of Science / Finance

REFERENCES

Furnished upon request

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