Board of Directors

Scott A. Shay
Chairman of the Board, Signature Bank

Scott A. Shay has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Signature Bank since its inception. He has also served as a Director of Signature Securities Group since its inception and as Chairman of the Board since December 2006. Since 1980 Mr. Shay has been involved in the investment banking and venture capital industries. Mr. Shay has been Managing Director of Ranieri & Co., Inc. and a partner of Hyperion Partners since 1988. Prior to joining Ranieri & Co./Hyperion Partners, he served as a director and a senior member of the mergers and acquisitions department of Salomon Brothers, Inc. Mr. Shay serves as an officer or director of other direct and indirect subsidiaries of Hyperion Partners, L.P. and related entities. From October 1997 until August 2005, Mr. Shay served as a director of Bank Hapoalim BM, our former parent company. From December 1988 until February 2001, Mr. Shay served as a director of Bank United Corp., Texas and was a member of its audit committee for six years.

Kathryn A. Byrne
Director, Signature Bank

Kathryn A. Byrne, CPA, has been a member of the Board of Directors since December 2005. Currently, she serves as the partner in charge of the international services group at a New York City-based accounting and consulting firm, Weiser LLP. Ms. Byrne has provided accounting, auditing, tax and consulting services to domestic and foreign corporations across various industries for more than 18 years.

Alfonse M. D'Amato
Director, Signature Bank

Former United States Senator Alfonse M. D'Amato has been a member of the Board of Directors since July 2005. Senator D'Amato is the Managing Director of Park Strategies LLC, the Manhattan and Washington, D.C.-based business consulting firm he started in 1999. He also serves on the Board of Directors of CA™ (formerly Computer Associates). Senator D'Amato served as a United States Senator for New York for 18 years, from 1981 to 1999, during which time he served as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs and as a member of the Senate Finance Committee.

Alfred B. DelBello
Director, Signature Bank

Alfred B. DelBello has been a Director of Signature Bank since January 2003. Since July 1995, Mr. DelBello has been a partner in the White Plains, New York based law firm of DelBello Donnellan Weingarten Wise & Wiederkehr, LLP. Mr. DelBello served as Lieutenant Governor of the State of New York from 1983 to 1985, as Westchester County Executive from 1974 to 1983 and as Mayor of Yonkers from 1970 to 1974. Mr. DelBello currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Westchester Land Trust and the Westchester County Association.

Joseph J. DePaolo
President and Chief Executive Officer, Signature Bank

Joseph J. DePaolo has been President and Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Signature Bank since its inception. He has also served as a Director of Signature Securities Group since its inception and served as its Chairman of the Board until December 2006. Prior to joining Signature Bank, Mr. DePaolo was a Managing Director and member of the Senior Management Committee of the Consumer Financial Services Division at Republic National Bank, which he joined in 1988. At Republic National Bank, Mr. DePaolo held numerous positions including First Vice President and Deputy Auditor, First Vice President and Senior Vice President of Consumer Banking, Managing Director, Chairman of Republic Financial Services Corporation (Republic National Bank's retail broker dealer group) and Chairman of Republic Insurance Agency (Republic National Bank's retail insurance agency). Prior to joining Republic National Bank, Mr. DePaolo was a senior audit manager with KPMG Peat Marwick. Mr. DePaolo is a member of the New York State Society of CPAs.

Yacov Levy
Director, Signature Bank

Yacov Levy has been a Director of Signature Bank since September 2003. Mr. Levy is the founder and Managing Partner of KerenTwo LLC, a venture capital firm, and was the founder and managing partner of Levy Trajman Management Investment LLC, which closed in 2006. In this capacity, he was also the Chairman of RealM Technologies Inc. from 1999 to 2001, a director in ClayCare Systems, Inc. from 1999 to 2000 and a director in Enfocus Software NV from 1999 to 2000. From 1993 to 1996, Mr. Levy served as Chief Executive Officer and acting Chief Financial Officer for Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products NV, a developer and licensor of speech technologies.

Jeffrey W. Meshel
Director, Signature Bank

Jeffrey W. Meshel has been a member of the Board of Directors since September 2005. Mr. Meshel has over 25 years' experience in the acquisition, management, and lending on residential and commercial real estate. Mr. Meshel is also co-founder of Paradigm Capital Group, Mercury Properties, and Mercury Equity Group. Paradigm Capital Group is a fully integrated real estate mortgage investment company. Mercury Properties is a fully integrated real estate holding company that owns, operates, and manages its own portfolio. Mercury Equity Group is a boutique FINRA Broker/Dealer that specializes in private placements. Mercury Equity Group funds private investments in public entities (PIPEs) and has several joint ventures with a collection of hedge funds and wealth management firms. Mr. Meshel is also Founder and Chairman of The Strategic Forum and Paradigm5, the first web-based people resource engine where its members define themselves to become a magnet for opportunity.

Ivanka Trump
Director, Signature Bank

Ivanka Trump is executive vice president of development and acquisitions at The Trump Organization in New York, where, in conjunction with her father and two brothers, she directs all areas of the company's real estate and hotel management platforms. The privately held Trump Organization encompasses global real estate development, acquisition and licensing, sales and marketing, residential, golf and hotel management, entertainment and product licensing. Ivanka Trump is engaged in all aspects of both Trump® and Trump-branded real estate projects, including deal evaluation, pre-development planning, financing, design, construction, sales and marketing.

In addition to her work at The Trump Organization, Trump is a principal of Ivanka Trump Fine Jewelry, her own jewelry line and retail business, and is involved in several other fashion-related ventures including: Ivanka Trump Footwear, a license with Marc Fisher; Ivanka Trump Handbags, a license with Mondani; and, Ivanka Trump Coats, a license with FleetStreet Ltd. Additionally, she announced an apparel collection with her brand in partnership with HMX, set to launch in spring of 2012.

John Tamberlane
Vice Chairman and Director, Signature Bank

John Tamberlane has been Vice Chairman and Director of Signature Bank since its inception, as well as a Director of Signature Securities Group since its inception. Prior to joining Signature Bank, Mr. Tamberlane was the President of the Consumer Financial Services Division and a Director of Republic National Bank, which he joined in 1980. As President of the Consumer Financial Services Division, Mr. Tamberlane managed the national mortgage banking division, retail broker dealer division and retail branch network, which grew to the third largest branch network in the New York metropolitan area prior to its acquisition. In this capacity, he was also President of two independent bank subsidiaries of Republic New York Corporation: The Manhattan Savings Bank and its predecessor, The Williamsburgh Savings Bank. Mr. Tamberlane was also a member of the Asset/Liability Management Committee of Republic National Bank. Prior to joining Republic National Bank, he was employed with Bankers Trust.