Board of Directors and Management Team      
  Jackson Yang - Chairman of the Board
    Mr. Yang is the owner/operator of Seville Classic, Inc., founded in 1979. The company generates annual sales of over $100 million, importing waste receptacles and metal shelving. Seville Classic was recently awarded “Vendor of the Year” by Wal-Mart. He was formerly President of the Taiwanese American Chamber of Commerce (TACC). Mr. Yang has personally initiated two programs at TACC, including “Second Generation Assistance” to introduce young people to the real world, and “Project Convalescent Home” for seniors.  
 
 
  Edward Hsieh - Director
    Mr. Hsieh is a Certified Public Accountant and is the Chief Financial Officer of Nevis Homes, LLC, one of the largest home builders in Arcadia. He is also a founder and broker in charge of SPD Mortgage, LLC, a boutique residential mortgage originator. Prior to starting Nevis Homes, he was Director of Financial Analysis with Colony Advisors LLC. He started his financial career with Ernst & Young, LLP and Kenneth Leventhal and Company. He received his Master of Business Taxation and Master of Real Estate Development degrees from the University of Southern California in 1994.  
 
 
  Harry Leu - Director  
    Mr. Leu has been an active real estate developer and investor in Greater Los Angeles area since 1980’s. He is highly experienced in the lodging business as well as in real estate development. Mr. Leu holds several ownership interest in hotels, apartments etc. throughout Southern California. Many of Mr. Leu’s real estate investment projects over the past 20 years have been in the San Gabriel Valley. Mr. Leu holds a Bachelors degree from the Chinese Culture University in Taiwan.  
 
 
  Jeff Lee - Director  
    Mr. Lee is currently the C.E.O. of Nevis Homes, LLC, and an accomplished homebuilder in the Los Angeles region. Nevis Homes, LLC is one of the largest homebuilders in the city of Arcadia. Mr. Lee also serves on the foundation board of the Arcadia Methodist Hospital. Mr. Lee attained his BS degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California and an MBA from Pepperdine University and a Master of Real Estate Development degree from USC in Los Angeles, California. Mr. Lee had served on the board of American International Bank from 1998 to 2000.  
 
 
  Joseph Chiang - Director  
    Dr. Joseph Chiang has been practicing pediatric dentistry in Hacienda Heights and Chino, California since 1990. Dr. Chiang received a DDS degree from Chung Shan Medical/Dental College in Taiwan in 1985 and a specialty certificate in pediatric dentistry form the University of Southern California in 1990. He was an attending staff member at Long Beach Miller Memorial Hospital from 1990 to 1993 and served as a part time faculty member at the University of Southern California in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry from 1996 to 1999.  
 
 
  Kansei Sai - Director  
    Mr. Sai has over 20 years of experience as an executive with Yakult Honshia Co., working in Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, Guam, and the Philippines. His duties have included setting up various operating systems all over the world, business development, import/export, and management. His ten-year education in Japan provided him with Japanese society skills to be a highly effective international executive. Mr. Sai has been an active real estate investor since arriving in Southern California in 2000.  
 
 
  Kathleen Kellogg - Director  
    Mrs. Kellogg attained her BS degree in Business Administration and an MBA from the University of Southern California. Mrs. Kellogg has served as President of the San Marino Schools Foundation and President of the PTA for Huntington Middle School. She has served on the Board of Directors of First Bank of Beverly Hills for the past three years. Mrs. Kellogg is a seasoned banking professional and began her banking career at Union Bank in 1975. She had been named CEO of Frontier Bank, CEO of Hancock Savings Bank and CEO of American International Bank.  
 
 
  Cliff Hsu, - Director, President/CEO  
    Mr. Hsu is a careered banker with over 19 years in banking. During 1999 to 2003, Mr. Hsu served as President/CEO of Los Angeles National Bank (“LANB”) in Buena Park, California. Prior to LANB, Mr. Hsu was the Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer of American International Bank . Mr. Hsu’s early banking career experience included capacities as branch manager and commercial lending officer. Mr. Hsu graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from National Cheng-Chu University in Taiwan and attended Pacific Coast Graduate School of Banking in Seattle. In 2002, Mr. Hsu served as President of the National Association of Chinese American Bankers.  
 
 
  Jim Shih - Senior Vice President/Chief Financial Officer  
    Mr. Shih is a banking professional with over 20 years experience in finance and accounting. He served as First Vice President and Senior Financial Officer for Universal Bank from 2000 to 2005. Prior to his employment in Universal Bank, Mr. Shih served as Controller or Assistant Controller for banks in the Southern California area. Mr. Shih has an undergraduate degree in Business Administration and Finance, from the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, Oklahoma.  
 
 
  Jeanette Lin - Senior Vice President/Credit Administrator  
    Ms. Lin has over 19 years banking experience. She served as Credit Administrator for Los Angeles National Bank from 1996 to 2005 and is an experienced Credit Administrator who also served as Loan Compliance Officer and CRA Officer during her employment in LANB. She holds a BS degree from Chung-Yuan University from Taiwan.  
 
 
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