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Mr. Master a director of Franklin since April 2002 is a financial consultant corporate director and a private investor. He began his career with Chemical Bank in 1961 as a commercial lending officer became a regional Office Head and later served as President or senior executive in banks in Miami Florida. In 1973 he joined Barnett Banks of Florida Inc. as President and CEO of a major subsidiary and subsequently led the merger of five subsidiaries of Barnett. Other career positions have included President CEO Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of United Americas Bank of New York 1977 to 1979; Executive Vice President and Director of The Merchants Bank of New York 1979 to 1983; President and CEO Ensign Bank FSB New York City 1983 to 1990; President and CEO The Master Group specializing in financial services consulting 1991 to present. Assignments from 1996 to 2001 included Director of Private Banking -- USA Bank Hapoalim New York City and the Private Clients Group of UBS Paine Webber Inc. New York City. Mr. Master is a former Advisory Director of Beyond Guide Inc. was a member of the Board of Trustees of the Hyperion Government Mortgage Trust II and is a former member of the Advisory Boards of Hyperion Partners Hyperion Partners II and the Johnson Graduate School of Management Cornell University. Mr. Master received a B.A. from Cornell University and completed all course work in finance and accounting in the M.B.A. program at the New York University Graduate School of Business Administration. | 