Mr. Forster (61) has served on our board of directors since July 1997 and in January 2007 became Chairman of the Board. Mr. Forster has been a private investor and business consultant since January 1998. From March 1999 to May 2001, Mr. Forster was a director of and consultant to LoanTrader, a private company that developed a Web site serving mortgage brokers and lenders. Previously, Mr. Forster was a Principal of Financial Institutional Partners from November 1996 until December 1998. Prior to that, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of H.F. Ahmanson and Company, and its subsidiary, Home Savings of America. Mr. Forster received his Masters Degree in Business Administration from Harvard Business School and his Bachelor's degree in Physics from Princeton University. |