On May 29, 2024, the Board of Directors of Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. elected Kevin Leitão to serve as a Director of the Company. Mr. Leitão is the founder of Leitão Law LLC, in New Canaan, CT. His law practice reflects his more than 30 years of experience as an in-house counsel, as a compliance and risk management executive and in private practice.

Mr. Leitão?s primary focus since 2000 has been on the integration of technology into the products and services offered by banks and other financial services companies, including regulatory compliance and information risk management advice on digital initiatives. Mr. Leitão?s broad and deep experience with financial technology, digital financial products, regulatory compliance and information risk management for banks and other financial services companies will provide Board of Directors with valuable expertise to support innovation initiatives and compliance and risk management matters.