Mr. Robinson has more than 30 years of financial services industry experience, most of it at the executive management and Chief Financial Officer level. He has been involved in all aspects of finance including financial planning, analysis, and reporting, mergers and acquisitions, accounting, budgeting, financial and management information systems, and corporate finance. He will serve as a key member of the Heritage Oaks executive team and will be responsible for directing and overseeing the company's finance and accounting functions.

Prior to joining Heritage Oaks Bancorp, he served as Executive Vice President and CFO at Banc of California and Private Bank of California with a combined asset base of $3.5 billion. Prior to this position, Robinson served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Hanmi Financial Corporation, a $2.8 billion bank headquartered in southern California and held senior financial management positions at Opportunity Bank, Western Community Bancshares, and Center Financial Corporation. Prior to his banking career, he was a CPA with accounting firm, Ernst & Young.

The terms of Mr. Robinson's employment arrangement with the Bank provide that he will: (i) earn an initial annual salary of $250,000, (ii) receive a relocation allowance of $25,000; (iii) receive a restricted stock grant with a fair value up to $100,000 and a five-year vesting schedule; (iv) receive incentive stock options with a fair value up to $40,000 and a three-year vesting schedule; (v) be eligible to participate in the Bank's incentive compensation plan, (vi) be eligible to participate in the Bank's 401(k) Plan, (vii) receive an auto allowance of $1,000 per month, and (viii) be eligible to participate in the Bank's other general employee benefits available to Company and Bank employees.

Mr. Robinson is a graduate of Westminster College with a degree in Accounting and Business. He also received graduate banking degrees from the University of Georgia and the University of Texas.