Directors

Oded Aboodi - Chairman

A certified public accountant, Mr. Aboodi was an organizer of The Berkshire Bank (a New York state chartered commercial bank) and served as its Chairman from its inception in 1989 to 1999. For a period during his tenure at Berkshire, Mr. Aboodi also served as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Aboodi is Chairman and President of Alpine Capital LLC and its affiliate, Alpine Equity Partners (collectively, "Alpine"). Alpine invests as principal in a variety of businesses, especially in the media, entertainment and telecommunications industries, in addition, it also provides financial advisory and merger and acquisition consulting services. Mr. Aboodi also serves as a trustee of several charitable foundations and is the president of two condominium boards in New York City.
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David M. Aboodi

Mr. Aboodi is President and Chief Executive Officer of Alpine Capital Bank. Prior to that, Mr. Aboodi was employed by The Berkshire Bank, serving most recently as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. During his tenure at Berkshire, from 1989 to February 1999, Mr. Aboodi was involved in virtually all aspects of banking, including lending, investments, operations, marketing, compliance, and reporting. Before joining The Berkshire Bank, Mr. Aboodi worked at Sumitomo Bank Capital Markets. Mr. Aboodi received a BA from Harvard University and an MBA from New York University.
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Eric S. Blumencranz

Mr. Blumencranz is currently Executive Vice President and Principal of BWD Group, a full-service insurance broker offering all forms of commercial, personal lines, group employee benefits and individual insurance coverages. Mr. Blumencranz is a member of the Board of Trustees of the North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System. Mr. Blumencranz, a member of the New York State Bar, is a graduate of the George Washington University School of Business, and received his J.D. from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where he concentrated on Estate and Tax Planning, Employee Benefits and Business Perpetuation Planning.
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John A. Erickson

Mr. Erickson is a certified public accountant and a retired partner of Ernst & Young LLP. During his 35 year career with Ernst & Young (and Arthur Young & Company, a predecessor firm), he specialized in financial accounting and auditing, insolvent company reorganizations and liquidations, and fraud investigations and litigation support for major law firms. Although most of his career was in New York, he had 15 years of international financial auditing experience in various Arthur Young offices in Southeast Asia and the Middle East. Currently, he provides financial advisory services to commercial, educational, hospital and community athletic organizations and condominium boards in the New York area; he is also a Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of a public company subject to SEC reporting. He received a BA from Harvard College and an MBA from Rutgers University.
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Richard D. Goldstein

Mr. Goldstein is a Senior Managing Director of Alpine Capital LLC and its affiliate, Alpine Equity Partners (collectively, "Alpine"). Alpine invests as principal in a variety of businesses, especially in the media, entertainment and telecommunications industries. In addition, it also provides financial advisory and merger and acquisition consulting services. Mr. Goldstein is also a Director and member of the Executive Committee of American Community Newspapers, Inc., an AMEX listed company. Prior thereto, Mr. Goldstein was a member of the law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, which he joined in 1976. Mr. Goldstein was a Director of The Berkshire Bank from 1991 to 1999, serving on the Board's Executive Committee and Loan Committee. Mr. Goldstein is a member of the Executive Committee (and former Chair) of the Queens College Foundation, and Vice Chairman and a member of the Executive Committee of the North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System. Mr. Goldstein received a BA from Queens College and a JD from Harvard University.
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Stanley H. Pantowich

Mr. Pantowich is currently a Managing Director of TAG Associates, Ltd., a registered investment advisory firm that manages financial assets of high net worth individuals. Mr. Pantowich was a Director of The Berkshire Bank from 1991 to 1999, serving on the Board's Executive Committee and its Examining and Audit Committee. Mr. Pantowich is a certified public accountant and was associated with Ernst & Young from 1962 to 1983, becoming a partner in 1974.
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Aaron Singer

Mr. Singer is a consultant to Alpine Capital Group Inc. and its affiliate, Alpine Equity Partners (collectively, "Alpine"). Alpine invests as principal in a variety of businesses, especially in the media, entertainment and telecommunications industries. In addition, it also provides financial advisory and merger and acquisition consulting services. He has more than twenty years’ experience in the real estate industry, principally in the area of marketing and sales of cooperatives and condominiums. At present, he serves on the board of two condominiums in New York City. Earlier in his career, Mr. Singer was a college professor and the author of books in the field of American history and economics. Mr. Singer received a BA from the College of the City of New York and a Ph.D. from Columbia University.
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Officers

David M. Aboodi - President & Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Aboodi is President and Chief Executive Officer of Alpine Capital Bank. Prior to that, Mr. Aboodi was employed by The Berkshire Bank, serving most recently as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. During his tenure at Berkshire, from 1989 to February 1999, Mr. Aboodi was involved in virtually all aspects of banking, including lending, investments, operations, marketing, compliance, and reporting. Before joining The Berkshire Bank, Mr. Aboodi worked at Sumitomo Bank Capital Markets. Mr. Aboodi received a BA from Harvard University and an MBA from New York University.
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Bryan Greenwald - Senior Vice President

Mr. Greenwald is Senior Vice President of Alpine Capital Bank. Before joining Alpine, he worked at The Berkshire Bank. Prior to entering the banking industry, Mr. Greenwald, who is also a certified public accountant, worked at Ernst & Young. Mr. Greenwald earned his BA at Brandeis University and received an MBA from New York University.
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Naomi L. del Rosario - Senior Vice President

Ms. del Rosario is Senior Vice President and Senior Credit Officer at Alpine Capital Bank, and has been in the banking industry for more than 15 years. Prior to joining Alpine, Ms. del Rosario held the positions of, first, Vice President in charge of credit and lending at The Berkshire Bank, and, next, Assistant Vice President of the Corporate Lending Department of the then First New York Bank for Business. While working as a credit analyst with The Philippine American Investments Corp., an entity then owned in part by Chase Manhattan Bank, Ms. del Rosario completed the Chase Manhattan Bank Credit Training Program I & II. Ms. del Rosario received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from the University of the Philippines.
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