Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. Announces the Appointment of New Director

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: PPBI) (the “Company”, “Pacific Premier”, “we”, “us” or “our”), the holding company of Pacific Premier Bank (“Pacific Premier Bank”), announced today the expansion of its Board of Directors to eight members and the appointment of Cora Tellez as an independent director to fill the vacancy created as a result of such expansion. Ms. Tellez founded Sterling Health Services Administration in 2003 and Sterling Self Insurance Administration in 2010, and serves as Chief Executive Officer of both. She has over 35 years of management experience in the healthcare industry. Previously, Ms. Tellez was President of the health plans division of Health Net, Inc., an insurance provider that operated in seven states. She also has served as President of Prudential's western healthcare operations, Chief Executive Officer of Blue Shield of California, Bay Region, and Regional Manager for Kaiser Permanente of Hawaii.