Charles T. Day age 59 has been recommended as a Class II Director by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee to fill a vacancy created by expiration of the term of director Steven Sershen who is not standing for re-election. Mr. Day is a strategic financial consultant and most recently completed a three-year assignment with Sanford Health Systems from 2004 through 2007. From 1997 through 2004 Mr. Day was a national consulting partner for tax-exempt health care institutions and also focused on strategic finance mergers and acquisitions valuations and other capital formation transactions across a broad spectrum of industries. Mr. Day is also a Certified Public Accountant and was previously employed with Coopers & Lybrand as a tax partner. Mr. Day has served on the Bank’s board of directors since September 2007. |