Kristina Leslie Biography and Net Worth

Kristina M. Leslie serves as Independent Director of the Company. Ms. Leslie was appointed as a director of CVB Financial Corp. and Citizens Business Bank in 2015. Ms. Leslie began her career at Paramount Communications in New York, serving in a variety of financial management roles, including treasury, investor relations and strategic planning. Following the acquisition of Paramount by Viacom, Ms. Leslie served as Director of Financial Planning for Viacom with responsibility for financial and strategic planning for Paramount Pictures, Madison Square Garden and Simon and Schuster. In 1996, Ms. Leslie relocated to California to join DreamWorks as Head of Strategic Planning and Corporate Finance, where she oversaw financial planning, strategic partnerships and investor and banking relationships. She became Chief Financial Officer of DreamWorks in 2003 and led the $840 million initial public offering of DreamWorks Animation in 2004. She continued to serve as DreamWorks’ CFO until her retirement in 2007. Additionally, Ms. Leslie is a Director of Blue Shield of California, serving as Chairman of its Audit Committee, and as a member of its Finance and Investment and Compensation Committees. Ms. Leslie is also a trustee at Flintridge Preparatory School in La Canada, California. Ms. Leslie earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Bucknell University and her Master of Business Administration degree in Finance from Columbia University. Ms. Leslie’s qualifications to sit on our Board include her extensive experience in the areas of treasury management, financial planning, accounting and finance, and her prominence in the business community in the San Gabriel Valley where Citizens Business Bank has important operations and customers.