Decision Makers
Board of Directors
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Doral Financial Corporation |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Doral Financial Corporation |
Chairman of the Board |
Current |
| Primus Guaranty, Ltd. |
Chairman |
Current |
| Primus Guaranty, Ltd. |
Director |
Current |
| Mktg Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Innovative Card Technologies, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Innovative Card Technologies, Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Innovative Card Technologies, Inc. |
Chairman of the Board of Directors |
Former |
| Primus Financial Products, LLC |
Director |
Former |
Christopher C. Poulton was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Business Development Officer on June 1, 2007.
Previously he was employed in various positions at GE Money (formerly known as GE Consumer Finance) from 1993 to May
2007 including Vice President — Business Development.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Doral Financial Corporation |
Chief Business Dev Officer & Executive Vice President |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Doral Financial Corporation |
COO & Executive Vice President |
Current |
Lesbia Blanco was named Executive Vice President — Chief Talent & Administration Officer on August 14, 2006.
Previously she served as Human Resources Director — Worldwide Operations of Ethicon, Johnson & Johnson (2001 —
2006) and Human Resources Director for the Americas of The Coca-Cola Company (1999 — 2001).
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Doral Financial Corporation |
Chief Admin Officer & Executive Vice President, Chief Talent Officer |
Current |
| Doral Financial Corporation |
Director, Corp HR |
Former |
Marangal I. Domingo was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial and Investment Officer in November 2006. Previously he served as Chief Investment Officer and Treasurer since September 25, 2006. Prior to joining Doral Financial, he served as Executive Vice President, Finance & Strategy at Countrywide Bank, N.A. (2005 2006); President and Chief Executive Officer of Downey Financial Corporation (2004); Executive Vice President Capital Markets, Home Loans & Insurance Services Group of Washington Mutual, Inc. (2001 2004) and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Home Loans & Insurance Services Group (1999 2001).
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Doral Financial Corporation |
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial and Investment Officer, Director |
Current |
| Countrywide Bank, N.A. |
Executive Vice President, Finance & Strategy |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Doral Financial Corporation |
Executive Vice President & Chief Comm Officer |
Current |
| Banco Popular de Puerto Rico |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| Doral Financial Corporation |
Director, Corp Communications |
Former |
| Banco Popular de Puerto Rico |
Manager, Public Relations and Communications |
Former |
| Doral Financial Corporation |
Corporate Communications Officer |
Former |
Paul Makowski was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer on June 25, 2007. Prior to joining Doral
Financial he served as Consumer Real Estate Risk Executive of Bank of America from April 2004 to December 2006, and as Chief
Retail Credit Officer, HSBC, North America, from 1999 to 2004.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Doral Financial Corporation |
Executive Vice President & Chief Risk Officer |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Doral Financial Corporation |
General Counsel & Executive Vice President |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Doral Financial Corporation |
Executive Vice President |
Current |
| Santander Bancorp |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| Santander Bancorp |
Director of Compliance |
Former |
| Doral Financial Corporation |
General Counsel |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Doral Financial Corporation |
Executive Vice President |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Doral Financial Corporation |
Executive Vice President, Banking Operations |
Current |
| Doral Bank |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Doral Financial Corporation |
Executive Vice President, IT |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Doral Financial Corporation |
Vice President, IR & Corp Comm |
Current |
Calixto Garcia-Velez was appointed Executive Vice President and President of the Consumer Banking Division on September 1, 2006. Previously he served as President of Citibank West, FSB (2005 2006), Business Manager, Citibank, NA, South Division (2002 2005) and President of Citibank Florida (1999 2002).
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Doral Financial Corporation |
Executive Vice President and Head of Consumer Banking Division, Director |
Current |
| Citibank West FSB |
President |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Doral Financial Corporation |
Senior Vice President & Director, Mortgage Group |
Current |
Enrique R. Ubarri, Esq. was appointed Executive Vice President and General Counsel in October 2006. Previously he was
employed as Vice President and General Counsel of Triple-S Management Corporation (September 2005 — September 2006);
and Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Director of Compliance of Santander BanCorp (October 2000 — September
2005).
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Doral Financial Corporation |
Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Director |
Current |
| Doral Financial Corporation |
General Counsel |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Santander Bancorp |
First Senior Vice President & Comptroller |
Current |
| Doral Financial Corporation |
Controller and Principal Accounting Officer |
Current |
| Santander Bancorp |
Controller |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Doral Financial Corporation |
Senior Vice President & Controller |
Current |
| Doral Financial Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Management Consultant since May 2007. President and Chief Executive
Officer of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle from May 2005 to April
2007. Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision from December 2001 to
April 2005. Chairman and CEO of the Bank of San Francisco from October
1994 until December 2000. Superintendent of Banks for the State of
California from 1989 to 1994. Member of the Bar in California and
Washington, DC. Certified Public Accountant in California and North
Carolina. Age 75.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Doral Financial Corporation |
Management Consultant |
Current |
| Doral Financial Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Doral Financial Corporation |
Secretary |
Current |
| Doral Financial Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Doral Bank |
Vice Chairman |
Former |
Chairman of WNS Global Services (NYSE) since 2006. Prior to his current position, Mr. Shah held various positions, including Executive Vice President, Head of Retail Banking (1997 2004) and Executive Vice President, Marketing and Product Development (1996 1997) of GreenPoint Financial. Age 60.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Doral Financial Corporation |
Chairman of Wns Global Services (Nyse) |
Current |
Senior Managing Director at Marathon Asset Management since June 2008.
Treasurer for J.P. Morgan Chase from August 2004 to June 2, 2008.
Managing Director and Treasurer of the Global Corporate and Investment
Bank at Citigroup from February 1997 to August 2004. Prior to Citigroup,
he was formerly with Goldman Sachs & Co. for 16 years. Age 55.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Doral Financial Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
President of Whitehall Associates since 2005. Chairman of the Board of
Directors of Doral Financial from January 2007 to July 2007. Chief
Executive Officer of Crédit Agricole Indosuez (US) from 2003 to 2004;
President and Chief Executive Officer of IBJ Whitehall Bank & Trust
Company, N.Y. from 1997 to 2002; Executive Vice President of IBJ
Whitehall Bank & Trust Company, N.Y. from 1994 to 1997. Age 62.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Doral Financial Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Self-employed investor since 2003. Executive Vice President and Treasurer
for FleetBoston Financial Group from 1995 to 2003. His career began at
Citibank in 1972, where he ultimately assumed the position of Division
Executive for the Investment Banking Group’s MBS Group. Mr. Jacobs’
other directorships include Fortress Investment Group LLC (a publicly
traded company) from 2007 to the present. Previous directorships include
ACA Capital Holdings, Inc. (formerly a publicly traded company) from
2004 to 2008 and Global Signal, Inc (formerly a publicly traded company)
from 2004 to 2007. Age 61.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Doral Financial Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Fortress Investment Group LLC |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| American Capital Access Holdings Limited |
member |
Current |
| FleetBoston Financial Corporation |
Executive Vice President & Treasurer |
Former |
| Citigroup Inc. |
|
Former |
| The-Signal.Com |
|
Former |
| Hanover Capital Mortgage Holdings, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Global Signal Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania |
Masters degree |
Former |
| Amherst College |
Bachelor of Arts degree in Chemistry |
Former |
| Hanover Capital Mortgage Holdings, Inc. |
member |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Smith & Wollensky Restaurant Group Incorporated |
President |
Current |
| Smith & Wollensky Restaurant Group Incorporated |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Doral Financial Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Smith & Wollensky Restaurant Group Incorporated |
Consultant |
Former |
| New York Public Library |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| The Healthcare Chaplaincy, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| New York University School of Law |
|
Former |
| New York University |
|
Former |
| The Healthcare Chaplaincy, Inc. |
Trustee |
Former |
Private Consultant since 2006. Mr. Smith served as Managing Director in
charge of Bank Mergers and Acquisitions at Credit Suisse (1998 – 2006).
Mr. Smith was one of the three founding members of the Financial
Institutions Group at Salomon Brothers (1976 – 1985). He also served as
head of the UBS Bank Group (1995 – 1998). Age 62.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Doral Financial Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
President, Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors of
Doral Financial since August 15, 2006; President of Doral Bank since
October 2008; President and Chief Operating Officer of Doral Financial
from May 2006 to August 2006; Chief Executive Officer of General Electric
Consumer Finance Latin America (1999 – 2006). Age 49.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Doral Financial Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Doral Financial Corporation |
President & CEO |
Former |
| Doral Financial Corporation |
President & COO |
Former |
Managing Partner and Co-founder of Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC,
whose predecessor he joined in 1997. Prior to co-founding Tennenbaum
Capital Partners, LLC, he was an attorney specializing in real estate and
insolvencies at Dewey Ballantine. Age 41.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Doral Financial Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Intergraph Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| University of North Florida |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Chinaloop |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| PartnerRe Ltd. |
Director |
Current |
| Doral Financial Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Acxiom Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| St. Joe Company |
President |
Former |
| Twomey Company |
CFO |
Former |
| Ahmanson & Co |
|
Former |
| Doral Financial Corporation |
Chairman |
Former |
| PartnerRe Ltd. |
Chairman |
Former |
| Duke University |
MBA |
Former |
| University of Virginia |
bachelor's degree |
Former |
| The George Washington University |
MSA degree |
Former |
| PartnerRe Ltd. |
member |
Former |
| Intergraph Corporation |
member |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Doral Financial Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Marathon Asset Management LLC |
Senior Managing Director |
Current |
| Doral Financial Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Salomon Smith Barney, Inc. |
Executive Vice President & Treasurer |
Former |
| Citigroup Inc. |
Managing Director & Treasurer, Global Corporate & Investment Bank |
Former |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
Treasurer |
Former |
| Harvard University |
Master's Degree, Architecture |
Former |
| Columbia University |
MBA |
Former |
| City University of New York |
B.S. |
Former |
Private Consultant since 2007. A member of the Silverfern Advisory Board.
Former Chairman & CEO, Retail Distribution America, for Citigroup, Inc.
from 2005 to 2007; Managing Director of M&A Execution for Citigroup
Inc. from 2002 to 2005; and CEO, International Cards Division for
Citigroup, Inc. from 2000 to 2002. Age 57.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Doral Financial Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Doral Financial Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
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