President and Chief Operating Officer, Gregory L. Guyett, resigned from East West Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) and its wholly owned subsidiary, East West Bank (the “Bank”) on August 9, 2018 and will leave on August 24, 2018 to pursue other interests. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Dominic Ng will assume the additional title of President of the Company and the Bank effective August 24, 2018.