Mr. De Boom has served as a Director since February 1995. Mr. de Boom has been a principal in Sonfad Associates since June 1993. Sonfad Associates is a Los Angeles-based investment banking firm that is involved in mergers and acquisitions private debt and equity placements strategic and financial business planning leveraged buy-outs and ESOP funding bank debt refinance asset based and lease financing and equity for debt restructuring. Previously he was employed as a Vice President of Tokai Bank for five years and as a Vice President of Union Bank for eight years. Mr. de Boom received his B.A. degree from Michigan State University and his M.B.A. degree from the University of Southern California. |