Terri Dawson

Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Retail Administration Officer Pacific Premier Bank

Terri Dawson is Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Retail Administration Officer of the Bank. Terri is responsible for the operations of the Retail Bank, Bank Acquisition Project Management, Client Services, Quality Assurance, Training and Facility Administration functions. She has more than 28 years of experience in the banking industry, with deep experience in the area of mergers and acquisitions. She has led system conversions and integrations for the Company’s six most recent acquisitions. Terri was hired in March 2011 as the Bank’s Project Conversion Manager. In March 2013, she was appointed Senior Vice President and Director of Branch Operations and assumed the responsibility of the Bank’s branch network, bank operations, facilities, bank security and acquisitions.  Prior to joining the Bank, Terri held operational and technological positions with various financial institutions beginning in 1988.