Cathay General Bancorp announced that Donald S. Chow has retired from his position as Chief Credit Officer of Cathay Bank on December 15, 2017. Mr. Chow served as Chief Credit Officer from 2014 through the present. He will continue to serve as an Executive Vice President of Cathay Bank for a transition period that is anticipated to end on or about June 30, 2018 but will no longer be a designated executive officer of Cathay Bank. Effective December 16, 2017, the Board of Directors of Cathay Bank elected Mark H. Lee as the Chief Credit Officer and a designated executive officer of Cathay Bank. Before joining Cathay Bank, Mr. Lee was Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer at BBCN Bank from 2009 to 2016.