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Mark A. Lopez serves as Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Unico originally retained him in February 2004 to serve as special interim consultant to the company with a focus on providing guidance to management. During his tenure with the company, Mr. Lopez has worked closely with Ray Brown on the company's strategic planning, operations and key developments. Mr. Lopez was instrumental in Unico's election to become a Business Development Company and to solidify its long-term growth potential. Mr. Lopez brings 17 years of extensive corporate management, banking and financial expertise to the position. He is vice president of investments for Ashton Capital Management Inc., a full-service securities broker dealer and is licensed as an independent registered investment adviser by the California Department of Corporations. Mr. Lopez currently holds several securities licenses including series 7, 24, 63 and 65. Prior to Ashton, he served as general securities principal for American Pacific Securities Inc., a registered broker dealer and was a co-manager of KM Income Properties LLC, a real estate investment company. Mr. Lopez also attended California State University, Fullerton, where he majored in business administration with concentrations in finance. | 