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James L. Duggins is an Executive Managing Director of a subsidiary of our Company and is the Co-Head of our Commercial Real Estate Group. Mr. Duggins also is the Chief Executive Officer and a Trustee of AMAC. Mr. Duggins is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the Commercial Real Estate Group, as well as supervising Centerline’s Information Technology platform. Mr. Duggins also serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Centerline REIT, which was acquired by Centerline in August, 2006. Mr. Duggins co-founded REMICap, Centerline REIT’s predecessor, in April 1996. He was instrumental in the growth of Centerline REIT into an industry-leading investor and funds manager in subordinate Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities. Prior to undertaking that endeavor, he served as Managing Director of the Business Acquisition Group of Banc One Management and Consulting Corporation. He has been involved in various aspects of mortgage finance and commercial banking for twenty-three years. Mr. Duggins received a Master of Science in Finance in 1983, a Master of Business Administration in 1982, and a Bachelor of Arts in History in 1980 from Louisiana State University. He is a member of the Counselors of Real Estate, the CMSA, and the Mortgage Bankers Association, and serves on the board of trustees for the Center for Real Estate at the University of Wisconsin at Madison and on the Dean’s Advisory Council for the EJ Ourso College of Business at Louisiana State University. | 