 LOS ANGELES--BUSINESS WIRE--Hope Bancorp, Inc. the Company NASDAQ: HOPE, the holding company of Bank of Hope the Bank, today announced the appointment of Mary E. Mimi Thigpen to the Board of Directors of the Company and Bank effective August 1, 2021. Ms. Thigpen will serve as a member of the Board Risk Committee and Audit Committee. This appointment increases the membership of the Board of Directors from 10 to 11. Ms. Thigpen, age 61, is an innovative strategic business executiv 