Francis Lai serves as Independent Director of the Company. Mr. Lai has served as a director of the Bank since 2010 and a director of the Company since the Company’s inception in 2014. Mr. Lai, a native of Malaysia, is currently the managing member of Goldfield Capital, LLC, an operator of commercial real estate ventures, a position he has held since 1996. Prior to 1984, Mr. Lai worked with Hock Hua Bank Berhad in Sabah, Malaysia and was a director of Summit Bank Corporation from 1984 to 2007. Mr. Lai previously served on the board of directors of the Chamblee Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Lai earned an Associate’s Degree in Economics from New York State University, and B.A. and M.B.A. degrees from Mercer University in Atlanta. Mr. Lai’s commercial real estate background and his prior experience as a bank director provides the board with valuable experience and insight into commercial real estate trends.
As the Independent Director of MetroCity Bankshares Inc, the total compensation of Francis Lai at MetroCity Bankshares Inc is $50,050. There are 7 executives at MetroCity Bankshares Inc getting paid more, with Nack Paek having the highest compensation of $1,357,080.
Francis Lai is 66, he's been the Independent Director of MetroCity Bankshares Inc since 2014. There are 6 older and 9 younger executives at MetroCity Bankshares Inc. The oldest executive at MetroCity Bankshares Inc is S. Benton Gunter, 78, who is the Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer of the Company and the Bank.
Francis's mailing address filed with the SEC is C/O METROCITY BANKSHARES, INC., 5114 BUFORD HIGHWAY, DORAVILLE, GA, 30340.
Over the last 5 years, insiders at MetroCity Bankshares Inc have traded over $28,854,661 worth of MetroCity Bankshares Inc stock and bought 15,500 units worth $299,235 . The most active insiders traders include Don Leung, Feiying Lu, and William M. Hungeling. On average, MetroCity Bankshares Inc executives and independent directors trade stock every 45 days with the average trade being worth of $1,181,799. The most recent stock trade was executed by Sam Sang Koo Shim on 22 August 2024, trading 46,200 units of MCBS stock currently worth $1,288,980.
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