Heritage Commerce Corp. announced the retirement of Ranson W. Webster from the Board of Directors, effective October 1, 2024. As one of the original founders, Webster joined the Board in 2004 and has served as Vice Chair of the Boards of Directors of the Company and the Bank. Director Julianne M. Biagini-Komas will assume the role of Vice Chair of both boards effective on the same date. Ms. Biagini-Komas is an accomplished business executive with extensive expertise in accounting, finance, operations and strategic planning. She has served as an Independent Director of the Company and the Bank since August 20, 2015, and is currently the Audit Committee Chairperson and Member of the Personnel and Compensation Committee. She was a Director of Focus Business Bank prior to the acquisition by the Company in 2015. She also served most recently as Vice President, Finance and Human Resources of CNEX Labs Inc. and Chief Financial Officer of Quantumscape Corporation.