Sandy Spring Bancorp Elects Gary Nakamoto to Its Board of Directors

Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.,

the parent company of Sandy Spring Bank, today announced the election of Gary Nakamoto, to its board of directors on September 28, 2011. Nakamoto, 47, is the former Chairman of Base Technologies, a professional services firm (acquired by CA Technologies earlier this year) that specialized in information technology, outsourcing, and consulting. He is currently the principal of The Nakamoto Group, LLC, a business consulting firm located in McLean, Virginia. Under Nakamoto's leadership, Base Technologies was named one of the 2011 Best Places to Work in Virginia, received numerous industry awards for customer service and was designated a Top 100 IT federal government contractor. An influential businessman, Nakamoto was named a 2010 finalist for Executive of the Year in the Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards, and was among the 2010 Fifty Powerful Men in Business by the Minority Enterprise Executive Council. Nakamoto is currently a member of the AAA Mid-Atlantic Washington Area Regional Board, a trustee for the Northern Virginia Technology Council TechPAC, and he is a former chairman of the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce.