Brian E. Simpson

CommunityOne Bancorp is a bank holding company, which operates through its subsidiaries, CommunityOne Bank NA, Bank of Granite Corp. and Bank of Granite. The company offers a complete line of consumer, mortgage and business banking services, including loan, deposit, treasury management, online and mobile banking services, as well as wealth management and trust services, to individual and small and middle market businesses. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

CommunityOne Bank, NA is a nationally chartered commercial bank. The company is based in Asheboro, NC.

Bank of Granite Corp. operates as a bank holding company. The company provides financial solutions to individual and institutional clients. These solutions include individual, group and short-term insurance, personal financial services such as estate planning, trusts, wills, personal loans, health management, savings and linked products, business fitness assessment and insurance investment management, asset management, property asset management, stock broking, employee benefits, risk management and capital market activities. The company's banking activities include the taking of demand and time deposits and the making of loans, secured and unsecured, to individuals, associations, partnerships and corporations. The firm's portfolio segments include commercial and industrial; real estate construction; real estate commercial mortgage and consumer. Bank of Granite was founded on June 1, 1987 and is headquartered in Granite Falls, NC.