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Mr. Schupp, 54, has been the president and chief executive officer, and a director, of 1st United Bank, located in Boca Raton, Florida, and chief executive officer and a director of its parent company, 1st United Bancorp, Inc., since mid-2003. He was the chairman, president and chief executive officer of Republic Security Bank in West Palm Beach, Florida, from 1984 until March 2001, and the chairman, president and chief executive officer of its parent company, Republic Security Financial Corporation (RSFC) from 1985 until March 2001, when RSFC was acquired by Wachovia Corporation. Following the acquisition, he served as chairman of Florida Banking of Wachovia Bank, N.A., until December 2001. In November 2001, Mr. Schupp became a managing director of Ryan Beck & Co., an investment banking and brokerage company, a position he held until March 2003. He is a former director of the Miami Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, a former president of the Florida Bankers Association and the former chairman of the Business Development Board of Palm Beach County. Mr. Schupp has been a director of FPL Group since March 2005. | 