On January 1, 2016, Stephen C. Johnson began serving as the Vice President of Mortgage Operations of Security National Financial Corporation and the President of SecurityNational Mortgage Company. On October 1, 2015, the company's Board of Directors appointed Mr. Johnson to replace J. Lynn Beckstead, Jr. who had served as the company's Vice President of Mortgage Operations from 2003 until his retirement on December 31, 2015 and as President of SecurityNational Mortgage from 1993 until his retirement on December 31, 2015. Mr. Johnson's appointments as the company's Vice President of Mortgage Operations and the President of SecurityNational Mortgage took effect on January 1, 2016.

Prior to his appointment as the Company's Vice President of Mortgage Operations and as President of SecurityNational Mortgage, Mr. Johnson had been serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of SecurityNational Mortgage, positions he had held since 2012.