Meet Our Executive Leadership | Royal Business Bank

Johnny Lee

President

Chief Executive Officer

Lynn Hopkins

Executive Vice President

Chief Financial Officer

Mina Rizkalla

Executive Vice President

Chief Risk Officer

Jeffrey Yeh

Executive Vice President

Chief Credit Officer

Gary Fan

Executive Vice President

Chief Operations Officer

I-Ming (Vincent) Liu

Executive Vice President

Chief of Staff

Tsu Te Huang

Executive Vice President

Director of Prestige Banking Group

Branch Administrator

(West Coast Region - CA & NV)

Ashley Chang

Executive Vice President

Branch Administrator

(East Coast Region - NY, NJ, IL & Hawaii)

Johnny Lee

President
Chief Executive Officer

Johnny Lee. Mr. Lee is the President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Lee joined the Bank in June 2023 and served as President and Chief Banking Officer from June 2023 to December 2024. Prior to joining the Bank, Mr. Lee was the Senior Managing Director and Head of International and Commercial Banking at East West Bank where he headed a group of 155 professionals, oversaw a portfolio of nearly $7.0 billion in outstanding commercial loans and $4.5 billion in deposits. He had been with East West Bank for 10 years from May 2013 to June 2023. Before East West Bank, Mr. Lee was with CTBC Bank (previously known as ChinaTrust Bank) as EVP and Head of Corporate Banking/C&I for nearly 5 years, from October 2008 to May 2013. He was a member of the Executive Committee and oversaw all C&I/commercial lending across the U.S. Prior to CTBC Bank, Mr. Lee spent more than 4 years with United Commercial Bank as SVP and Head of its Technology Banking Group from February 2004 to October 2008. He founded and built its specialized industry platform which provided venture debt and banking services to emerging technology companies and venture capital firms. Mr. Lee started his banking career with General Bank in May 1990 as a Management Trainee and served in various expanded roles during his 14 years tenure there, including its post-merger with Cathay Bank. He headed the Northern California Region as SVP and Regional Manager which oversaw all commercial lending, including the Technology Lending Division, and all branches. Mr. Lee holds a B.A. from Willamette University and a M.I.M. from Thunderbird School of Global Management.

Lynn Hopkins

Executive Vice President

Chief Financial Officer

Ms. Lynn Hopkins joined the Bank in December 2023 as Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Hopkins held the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, at Banc of California, Inc. Ms. Hopkins also held Chief Financial Officer roles at First Choice Bancorp and Commercial Bank of California, and various executive finance and corporate leadership roles at PacWest Bancorp, California Community Bancshares and Western Bancorp. With over 30 years of financial services industry experience, Ms. Hopkins brings a wealth of knowledge, including expertise in banking risk management, corporate governance and operations, strategic planning and forecasting, liquidity, treasury and asset liability risk management, mergers and acquisitions, integration and conversion activities, technical accounting. Ms. Hopkins holds a B.A. of Economics from University of California.

Mina Rizkalla

Executive Vice President
Chief Risk Officer

Mina S. Rizkalla. Mr. Rizkalla is Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer of the Bank. Mr. Rizkalla has previously served as the Deputy Chief and BSA Officer of RBB from October 2023 to December 2024. Mr. Rizkalla is responsible for overseeing RBB’s Enterprise Risk Management and Compliance Programs, including, Bank Secrecy Act, Vendor Management, and Information Security. Mr. Rizkalla was previously the Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer for Commonwealth Business Bank, headquartered in Los Angeles. Mr. Rizkalla has worked in the banking industry for over 32 years with Community and mid/large-sized banks with assets of over 30 billion, specializing in areas of Risk, Bank Secrecy Act and Fraud Management. Mr. Rizkalla is a proven leader in the field of mergers and acquisitions, especially as it relates to the Bank Secrecy Act, Compliance Management Systems and Fraud Prevention buildouts. Mr. Rizkalla holds a bachelor’s degree in criminology from California State University, Los Angeles and is also a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist and a Certified Fraud Examiner.

Jeffrey Yeh

Executive Vice President
Chief Credit Officer

Jeffrey Yeh. Mr. Yeh has been an executive officer since the founding of the Bank in 2008 and of the Company since 2011. He started at the Bank as Vice President and Portfolio Administration Manager and was promoted to Senior Vice President and acting Chief Credit Officer in January 2013, and to Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer in January 2014. Prior to joining the Bank, Mr. Yeh was a finance director and business control manager for Universal Science Industrial Co., Ltd. from 2001 through 2003, director and general manager of Overseas Chinese Finance, Ltd. from 1999 through 2001, and lending and investment manager for Bank of Overseas Chinese from 1995 through 1999. Mr. Yeh began his banking career at General Bank where he held various positions from 1989 through 1995. Mr. Yeh holds a B.A. from Soochow University and an M.B.A. from University of Missouri.

Gary Fan

Executive Vice President

Chief Operations Officer

Gary Fan is Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer of the Bank. He has served as an Executive Officer of RBB since December 2022. Gary is responsible for identifying and executing growth opportunities, leading digital banking initiatives, managing products and services, driving merger and acquisition (M&A) activity, evaluating market conditions and long-term trends, collecting competitive intelligence, driving cross-functional business processes and maintaining business model innovation. Gary was previously President of Gateway Bank FSB in Oakland, CA. Prior to that position, Gary worked as President of a fintech company as well as senior management roles in operations and lending at CTBC Bank. Prior to banking, Gary served in a variety of senior leadership roles in a variety of industries including: manufacturing, supply chain logistics, e-commerce, and financial services. Gary graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree from UC Berkeley. He is also a graduate of the Stonier Graduate School of Banking at Wharton, University of Pennsylvania.

I-Ming (Vincent) Liu

Executive Vice President
Chief of Staff

I-Ming (Vincent) Liu. Mr. Liu is an executive officer and Chief of Staff. Mr. Liu served as Chief Risk Officer from January 2014 to December 2024. Mr. Liu has been an executive officer since the founding of the Bank in 2008 and of the Company since 2011. He started at the Bank as Executive Vice President and Branch Administrator and was promoted to Chief Operations Officer in February 2011, and to Chief Risk Officer in January 2014. Prior to joining the Bank, Mr. Liu spent over six years with United Commercial Bank as Senior Vice President and head of Southern California branch network. Prior to joining United Commercial Bank, Mr. Liu spent over 18 years with General Bank as a regional manager. Mr. Liu holds a B.A. from Feng-Chia University.

Tsu Te Huang

Executive Vice President
Director of Prestige Banking Group
Branch Administrator
(West Coast Region - CA & NV)

Tsu Te Huang. Mr. Huang joined our Bank in 2009 as Senior Vice President and Branch Regional Manager and was promoted to Branch Administrator in 2012, and to Executive Vice President in 2016. Mr. Huang previously served as a Senior Vice President and Branch Assistant Regional Manager for United Commercial Bank, Southern California from 2003 to 2009, a Senior Vice President and Branch Regional Manager for First Continental Bank from 2000 to 2003, and as a Vice President and Branch Manager for First Continental Bank from 1994 to 2000. Mr. Huang holds a B.A. from Chinese Culture University.

Ashley Chang

Executive Vice President
Branch Administrator
(East Coast Region - NY, NJ, IL & Hawaii)

Ashley Chang. Ms. Chang joined our Bank in 2009 as a Vice President and Branch Manager. She was promoted to First Vice President and Regional Manager in 2014, to Senior Vice President and Assistant Branch Administrator in 2017, and to Branch Administrator in 2019, and Executive Vice President and Branch Administrator in 2021. Ms. Chang previously served as Assistant Vice President and Branch Manager for United Commercial Bank, Southern California from 2003 to 2009. Prior to that, Ms. Chang also worked for First Continental Bank and Los Angeles National Bank. Ms. Chang holds a B.A. from Shanghai Normal University.