Steven Gardner
CHAIRMAN, CHIEF EXECUTIVE
PACIFIC PREMIER BANCORP INC.
Has led bank since 2000 … became largest OC-based bank, market cap, $1.5B … 2017, $700M to buy Heritage Oaks, Plaza Bancorp … acquisitions bring bank to $7.7B assets, double a year ago … his stake 564K shares about 1.4% of bank, worth $21M … 31% three-year return topped peers’ 19%, benchmark 10% … CSUF grad
