W. Andrew Krusen, Jr., Chairman of the Board

Mr. Krusen served as one of the directors of Florida Banks, Inc. (“Florida Banks”) from August 1998 until its acquisition in July 2004.  He also served as Chairman of the Board of First National Bank of Tampa from 1991 until its acquisition by Florida Banks in August 1998.  Since 1989, Mr. Krusen has been Chairman & CEO of Dominion Financial Group, Inc., a family-controlled corporation involved in real estate and financial services, as well as the Chairman and President of Gulf Standard Energy Company, LLC, an oil and gas concern.  In addition, Mr. Krusen is a director of Raymond James Trust Company, a subsidiary of Raymond James Financial, Inc., Memry Corporation, and Highpine Oil & Gas, Ltd., a Canadian oil and gas concern, all of which are publicly traded.  Mr. Krusen is also a director of Beall’s, Inc. 

J. Malcolm Jones, Jr., Vice Chairman

Mr. Jones served as one of the directors of Florida Banks from April 1998 until its acquisition in July 2004.  Since 2000, Mr. Jones has been Chairman and CEO of JMJ Capital, a family-owned real estate and investment business.  From 1995 to 2000, Mr. Jones was a senior executive at The St. Joe Company and, from 1990-1994, as Vice Chairman and CEO of FloridaBank, FSB.

Charles E. Hughes, Jr., Chief Executive Officer and Director

In addition to serving as a director, Mr. Hughes is our Chief Executive Officer. From January 1998 until its acquisition in July 2004, he served as President, Chief Executive Officer and director of Florida Banks. Prior to his association with Florida Banks, Mr. Hughes served as Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of SouthTrust Bank of Florida, N.A. (“SouthTrust”). At SouthTrust, Mr. Hughes was responsible for negotiating bank acquisitions in Florida and overseeing the entire operations for SouthTrust. Prior to joining SouthTrust, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Baptist Health System, Inc., a hospital management corporation (“Baptist Health”), from 1990 to 1992. Prior to his association with Baptist Health, Mr. Hughes served as Executive Vice President of Florida National Banks of Florida, Inc. and President of Florida National Bank in Jacksonville from 1983 until its merger with First Union National Bank in 1990.

M.G. Sanchez, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board and Director

Mr. Sanchez served as Chairman of the Board of Florida Banks from February 1998 until its acquisition. Prior to his service with Florida Banks, Mr. Sanchez worked independently as a bank management consultant. From 1986 to 1997, Mr. Sanchez served as President and Chief Executive Officer of The FBF Management Group, a provider of management consulting services to banks in Florida. Mr. Sanchez periodically performed contract work for T. Stephen Johnson & Associates, Inc., a financial services consulting firm. From 1979 to 1986, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of First Bankers Corporation of Florida, a bank holding company with nine subsidiary banks in Florida that was acquired by First Union Corporation in 1986.

P. Bruce Culpepper, Director

Mr. Culpepper is a shareholder with the law firm of Akerman Senterfitt in its Tallahassee office.  His areas of practice are business litigation, insurance, administrative and banking law.  He is AV rated by Martindale Hubbell, listed in The Best Lawyers in America, selected as a Super Lawyer in the litigation field, has received the ranking of No. 1 in Chambers USA as well as listing in the America's Leading Lawyers for Business publication.  Mr. Culpepper is a member of The Florida Bar and has served on the Florida Bar Foundation, Board of Directors, Young Lawyer's Board of Governors and several Florida Bar professional committees.  He has practiced law in Tallahassee for over 45 years.  Bruce attended the University of Florida and was Captain of the 1962 football team.  He attended The Levin School of Law, University of Florida and served as President of the Student Government in 1965-1966.  He is a member of the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame (football 1960-1962).  His community involvement includes: Past Member, Tallahassee City Commission; Past President, Tallahassee Area Chamber of Commerce; Past President, University of Florida Boosters and the Leon County Planning Board.  Mr. Culpepper has participated as a lecturer on a number of business and litigation topics including civil trial practice, financial institution director's liability and Sarbanes-Oxley corporate responsibilities.

Richard R. Dostie, Director

Mr. Dostie served as Vice-President of Toll Jacksonville Limited Partnership, a homebuilding company (“Toll”) from September 2003 to May 2005.  From January 1974 until its acquisition in September 2003 by Toll Brothers, he was president and owner of Richard R. Dostie, Inc., a homebuilder and developer. In addition, Mr. Dostie serves as President and owner of Spartan Development Group, Inc. and RVD Group, Inc., specializing in real estate investments and developments.  He also is a General Partner of King South Investors LLC, a director of King South Construction, Inc. and a Vice-President of CRD Terra Pines, LLC. Mr. Dostie has served as a director of American Federal Savings and Loan, and Florida Bank NA, a subsidiary of Florida Banks. In addition, he served as a Local Advisory Director of AmSouth Bank and is a former President of Northeast Florida Builders’ Association.

James W. Heavener, Director

Mr. Heavener, from 1975 to 1986, was Co-Founder and CEO of ERA Real Estate Southeast, ERA Mortgage, Inc. and ERA Insurance, Inc., real estate franchise and financial services companies. In 1992, Mr. Heavener founded ERA Europe, currently operating in 18 European Union countries, through 1200 ERA Europe franchisees and 9,000 ERA sales agents.  In 1995, he founded eraeurope.com, Europe’s leading pan European real estate portal.  He serves as European director for Cendant Global Services, B.V. and European director of ERA Franchise Systems, Inc.  Since 1992, Mr. Heavener has served as Co-Chairman/CEO of Full Sail University, the premier entertainment media university in America, with 6,200 students, located in Winter Park, Florida.  He is Co-Chairman of the Los Angeles Film School and the Los Angeles Recording School, both located in Hollywood, California.  He is also Co-Chairman of the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design located in Denver, Colorado.
 
Mr. Heavener’s other positions include:  Co-Chairman and Co-CEO of General Partners for Silver City Real Estate Operations; Managing Partner, Platinum Creative Production and Marketing; Managing Director, ERA Europe.  Past Director of Provident Bank Corp. of Florida; Governor’s appointee to the Florida Housing Finance Authority; Governor Bush Transition team member for the Department of Transportation; and Director of FNMA Southeast.  Mr. Heavener earned a BS BA from the University of Florida and is a graduate of the Harvard Business School OPM.

Linda C. McGurn, Director

Ms. McGurn is an attorney and CPA. She previously served on the Board of Directors of Florida Banks, Inc. She is the chair of the University of Florida Foundation Board and formerly chaired the Foundation Audit Committee. She also serves on the UF Advisory Board for the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. She and her husband, Ken, own McGurn Investment Company and have been instrumental in the redevelopment of downtown Gainesville. They have received more than 50 local, state and national awards for their projects, including a Sustainable Florida Initiative Award from Governor Bush and a National Certificate of Merit. They are also involved in redevelopment projects in Port Orange. Ms. McGurn is a member of Leadership Florida Class XVII. She was also recognized by Governor Chiles with a “Florida Finest” award for her contribution to the community and the Council for Economic Development as their “Volunteer of the Year”.