Mr. Ferber joined FJ Capital Management in 2013 and serves as Co-Portfolio Manager for the Financial Opportunity Fund. His responsibilities include investment research and portfolio management with a focus on southeast and mid-Atlantic banks. He was a member of the Board of Directors for Fort Walton Beach, FL-based Beach Bank, which sold to First Bancshares (NASDAQ: FBMS) in 2022. He served as a member of the Board of Directors for McHenry, IL-based McHenry Bancorp, Inc from 2018 to 2020. He was also a member of the Board of Directors of Ottawa, IL-based Centrue Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: CFCB), which sold to Midland States Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: MSBI) in 2017. In addition,