NewtekOne, Inc. Hires Andrew Kaplan as Chief Strategy Officer Page 1

BOCA RATON, Fla., Sept. 3, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NewtekOne, Inc. (NASDAQ: NEWT) has hired Mr. Andrew Kaplan as Chief Strategy Officer, effective today.

Mr. Kaplan comes to NewtekOne with over 35 years of banking and financial services experience, focused on creating and managing diverse business lines including payments, digital banking, retail banking, premier banking and marketing. Most recently, Mr. Kaplan was Chief Digital Officer at Flagstar Bank, N.A., where he helped transform a dormant digital brand into a leading digital bank and developed a new vertical for the bank, resulting in billions in deposit growth and 17x account growth in 24 months, with a comprehensive risk and control framework. Prior to Flagstar Bank, Andrew held multiple senior positions in banking areas where he managed the development and growth of key initiatives in areas such as retail products and services, third-party financial solutions, treasury management services, institutional deposits and retail branch expansion. Andrew began his career in financial services as an investment broker and senior consultant at Citibank Investment Services.