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Philip A. Tuttle became a member of Nationwide’s Board of Directors in May 1998. Mr. Tuttle is a General Partner in Davis, Tuttle Venture Partners, a $45,000,000 private investment partnership formed to provide expansion financing, middle market buyouts and early stage investments in the Southwest. He began his career as Vice President and Co-Manager of Flint Capital Corporation, a private venture fund. Thereafter, he became President of Allied Bancshares Capital Corporation, a bank-owned, federally licensed Small Business Investment Company, which he built from $5,000,000 to $40,000,000 in capital in a five-year period. Mr. Tuttle has been active in the Houston venture capital community for over 25 years. Mr. Tuttle serves on the Boards of Directors of several corporations and civic organizations. He is a founder and past President of the Houston Venture Capital Association, past President of the Houston Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth, past board member of NASBIC and is a Fellow of the Institute of Directors, London. He graduated from Rice University with a Bachelor Degree and from Northwestern University with a Master of Business Administration Degree. Mr. Tuttle also is a Certified Public Accountant. | 