Mr. Davidson has extensive entrepreneurial experience in developing and managing small and medium-sized businesses. He has hands-on experience in marketing and sales, human resources and strategic planning and implementation. He has a long history with, and extensive knowledge of the Company and of the markets and communities in which it operates. We believe that this history, knowledge, and overall experience qualify him to serve on the Board.
John M. Driver is a CEO and award-winning Independent Director with broad boardroom and executive leadership experience spanning technology, financial services, and energy. He brings expertise in corporate strategy, innovation, global P&L management, M&A, international operations, risk oversight, audit and finance, digital transformation, and AI/cybersecurity governance.
He has been CEO of Lynx Technology, a smart home Internet-of-Things and digital media software company he founded through a management buyout from an NTT DOCOMO subsidiary. Under his leadership, Lynx evolved into a profitable global platform. He previously served as COO and CMO of PacketVideo, managing global operations across the U.S., Europe, and Asia, and held senior roles at Serena Software and Sun Microsystems.
Mr. Driver is an Independent Director at Broadway Financial Corporation and City First Bank (NASDAQ: BYFC), where he chairs the Risk & Compliance Committee and serves on the Audit and Compensation Committees, and previously the Corporate Governance Committee. He was formerly an Independent Director at Vital Energy, Inc. (NYSE: VTLE), serving on the Audit, Compensation and Finance Committees. As Finance Committee member, he provided oversight of an over $3 billion public-to-public merger with Crescent Energy (NYSE: CRGY).
He is President of the NACD Pacific Southwest Chapter, Chair of the Board of 50/50 Women on Boards, a Trustee of the Fleet Science Center, and mentors aspiring directors through the Black Corporate Board Readiness Program and the Corporate Directors Forum’s Avenue to the Boardroom. He holds NACD Directorship and Cybersecurity Oversight Certifications and has completed OCC bank board training. He is a frequent speaker on corporate governance matters.
Mr. Driver is a recipient of a Director of the Year Award by the Corporate Directors Forum, a Directors to Watch Award by Directors & Boards Magazine and a Stanford Governor’s Award for leadership and service from Stanford University. He holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.
Mr. Driver has expertise in corporate governance, strategy, finance, acquisitions, international operations; enterprise, consumer, and mobile application software; enterprise computer systems and services, Internet-of-Things, global sales and marketing strategy, developing and patenting award-winning technologies. Mr. Driver’s knowledge and experience qualify him to serve on the Board as our Lead Independent Director.
Marie C. Johns has over 40 years of experience as a leader in business, civic, and government service. Ms. Johns focuses on community service in the areas of education and economic development. She served as President of Verizon Washington and was nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”). In 2011, under Ms. Johns’ leadership and initiatives, the SBA lent more than $30 billion to more than 60,000 small businesses, a record in the history of the SBA. Over 10 years ago, Ms. Johns founded L&L Consulting, LLC (now PPC-Leftwich LLC), an organizational effectiveness and public policy consulting practice, which is based in Washington, D.C. and where she continues to serve as CEO. Ms. Johns has served on several boards of directors, including the Federal City Council, the Economic Club of Washington, D.C., the Washington, D.C. Chamber of Commerce, WLR Foods (a poultry producer), Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic Region, Hager Sharp (a communications and marketing firm), Document Systems Inc. (a document imaging and storage firm) and Harvest Bank of Maryland. Ms. Johns served as a Trustee of Howard University for over 20 years and in recognition of her dedicated service, she was named Trustee Emerita upon her retirement. Ms. Johns is a member of the Washington DC Hall of Fame, the Greater Washington, D.C. Business Hall of Fame, one of the Greater Washington Board of Trade’s “Leaders of the Year” and the recipient of over 100 awards from different organizations for her community service. Ms. Johns received her B.S. and M.P.A. degrees from the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University where she served as a founding member of the Dean’s Council and as a Board member for the Tobias Center for Leadership Excellence. In 2021 Ms. Johns was awarded the IU Distinguished Alumni Service Award, the highest accolade reserved solely for alumni. Ms. Johns also chairs the District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission. Prior to the Merger, Ms. Johns served as a Director of CFBanc since 2014 and as Chair of the Board of CFBanc since 2018. Ms. Johns previously served as the Lead Independent Director of the Company for five years from 2021 to 2026.
