David L. Hardin, 53, has served as a director for the Company since April 2007. Mr. Hardin has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of HRE Mortgage, Inc. the parent company of Covenant Mortgage which was founded in 2004. Additionally, he is Chief Executive Officer of Elite Construction Group which was founded in late 2006. Prior to that, Mr. Hardin was Executive Vice President, Chief Banking Officer of at Hawthorne Savings from 1993 to 2003. Additionally, Mr. Hardin has served in management positions in retail banking, lending production and operations as well as sitting on various management loan committees for the past 23 years, including serving as an executive at World Savings, Columbia Savings, Valley Federal Savings and Downey Savings. Mr. Hardin holds a B.A. from California State University Fullerton. |