Scott J Newkam

Mr. Newkam is the retired Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company, a private company that owns and operates resort and entertainment facilities in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Prior to his tenure as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Newkam served in various positions with Hershey from 1981 to 1999 where, as a certified public accountant, he supervised and was actively involved in the preparation of financial statements. From 2003 through 2007, Mr. Newkam served as a director of Community Banks, Inc., a public company that was acquired by Susquehanna in 2007. The Susquehanna board has determined that Mr. Newkam's expertise in accounting and financial statement preparation and review, his prior employment as the controller of a financial institution, and his previous service as a director of one of Susquehanna's subsidiary banks, qualifies him to be a member of Susquehanna's board.

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Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc. was incorporated in Pennsylvania in 1982. The Company operates as a bank holding company for Susquehanna Bank. The bank provides retail and commercial banking services and financial solutions in the mid-Atlantic region. The Bank is a Pennsylvania state-chartered commercial bank that operated 261 banking offices as of December 31, 2012. Its retail banking solutions include checking, savings and club accounts, check cards, debit cards, money market accounts, certificates of deposit, individual retirement accounts, home equity lines of credit, residential mortgage loans, home improvement loans, automobile loans, personal loans, internet and mobile banking services. It also provides an array of commercial banking services, including business checking accounts, cash management services, money market accounts, land acquisition and development loans, commercial loans, floor plan, equipment and working capital lines of credit, small business loans, and internet banking services. In addition, the Bank provides its subsidiaries guidance in the areas of credit policy and administration, risk assessment, investment advisory administration, strategic planning, investment portfolio management, asset liability management, liquidity management and other financial, administrative and control services. Further, it offers an array of financial solutions through its non-banking subsidiaries. The Company, through The Addis Group, LLC, provides commercial, property and casualty insurance, and risk management programs for medium and large sized companies. Its Valley Forge Asset Management Corp. offers investment advisory, asset management and brokerage services for institutional and high net worth individual clients, and retirement planning services. Further, Stratton Management Company provides equity management of assets for institutions, pensions, endowments and high net worth individuals; and Boston Service Company, Inc. provides consumer vehicle financing services. The Company is subject to regulation under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956.

Mr. Newkam is the retired Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company, a private company that owns and operates resort and entertainment facilities in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Prior to his tenure as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Newkam served in various positions with Hershey from 1981 to 1999 where, as a certified public accountant, he supervised and was actively involved in the preparation of financial statements. From 2003 through 2007, Mr. Newkam served as a director of Community Banks, Inc., a public company that was acquired by Susquehanna in 2007. The Susquehanna board has determined that Mr. Newkam's expertise in accounting and financial statement preparation and review, his prior employment as the controller of a financial institution, and his previous service as a director of one of Susquehanna's subsidiary banks, qualifies him to be a member of Susquehanna's board.