On February 17, 2023, the Board of Directors of CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. appointed Michael J. Daley, Chief Accounting Officer of the Company and the Bank, as principal accounting officer of the Company, to become effective immediately following the filing of the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. Benjamin Clouse, Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the Bank, currently serves as principal financial officer and principal accounting officer of the Company. Mr. Clouse will continue to serve as principal accounting officer until Mr. Daley's appointment becomes effective at which time Mr. Clouse will cease serving as principal accounting officer and continue only as principal financial officer.

Mr. Daley, 40, joined the Company and the Bank as Chief Accounting Officer in January 2023. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Daley was Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, at Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. from April 2018 to December 2022. Prior to joining Waddell, Mr. Daley served in various roles at National Bank Holdings Corporation from September 2011 to April 2018, departing as Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer & Controller.

Prior to that, he served in various roles in the audit practice of Deloitte, LLP for approximately six years. Mr. Daley has been previously licensed as a Certified Public Accountant and previously designated as a FINRA Series 27 Financial and Operations Principal license holder. Mr. Daley received a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Accounting from the University of Nebraska.