President and Chief Executive, CVB Financial Corp. and Citizens Business Bank

Brager was selected as chief executive of Citizens Business Bank in
2020. The bank is owned by CVB Financial, one of the 10 largest bank
holding companies headquartered in California with over $16 billion in
assets. Brager’s career incorporates more than 35 years of banking
experience with an extensive background in management, commercial
lending, business planning, sales and operations. Brager served as
executive vice president of the sales division, overseeing all business
financial centers across the bank’s footprint in California. He joined
the bank in 2003 as manager of the Fresno Business Financial Center
before becoming senior vice president and regional manager of the
Central Valley Region.

YEARS ON THE LA500: 4