People: Sterling Financial Corp (STSA.PH)

STSA.PH on Philadelphia Stock Exchange

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20 May 2013
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Leslie Biller

 64 2010 Independent Chairman of the Board

J. Gregory Seibly

 49 2009 President, Chief Executive Officer, Director; Chief Executive Officer of Sterling Savings Bank

David DePillo

 51 2012 Vice Chairman

Patrick Rusnak

 49 2011 Chief Financial Officer

Ezra Eckhardt

 42 2009 Chief Operating Officer; President, Chief Operating Officer of Sterling Savings Bank

Andrew Schultheis

 42 2011 Executive Vice President, General Counsel

Robert Butterfield

 44 2011 Senior Vice President, Principal Accounting Officer, Controller

Steven Hauschild

 56 2012 Executive Vice President, Chief Credit Officer of Sterling Savings Bank

Joshua Bresler

 2013 Director

Howard Behar

 68 2011 Independent Director

Ellen Boyer

 53 2007 Independent Director

David Coulter

 65 2010 Independent Director

Robert Donegan

 58 2010 Independent Director

C. Webb Edwards

 65 2011 Independent Director

William Eisenhart

 60 2010 Independent Director

Robert Hartheimer

 55 2010 Independent Director

Michael Reuling

 66 2006 Independent Director
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Biographies

Name Description

Leslie Biller

 Mr. Leslie S. Biller is Independent Chairman of the Board of Sterling Financial Corporation, since August 2010. He currently serves as Chair of Sterling's Compensation and Governance Committee and as a member of Sterling's Credit and Risk Committee. Mr. Biller has more than 30 years of banking and investment experience. He began Harborview Capital, a private investment company in 2012. In 2002, Mr. Biller retired as Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of Wells Fargo & Company. Prior to Wells Fargo, Mr. Biller was President and Chief Operating Officer of Norwest Corporation. He has also served in executive leadership roles at Bank of America and at Citicorp. Mr. Biller earned his Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from City College of New York and a Masters of Business Administration from Xavier University. He serves on the boards of Ecolab, Inc., Knowledge Schools, Inc. and Knowledge Universe Education LLP and previously served on the board of PG&E Corporation. Mr. Biller also serves as a director of the 5th Avenue Theater.

J. Gregory Seibly

 Mr. J. Gregory Seibly is President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of Sterling Financial Corp. and Chief Executive Officer of Sterling Savings Bank, subsidiary of the company. He has served as a Director and Chief Executive Officer of Sterling since November 2009, and as President of Sterling and as Chief Executive Officer of Sterling Savings Bank since December 2009. Mr. Seibly began serving as acting President and Chief Executive Officer of Sterling and Sterling Savings Bank in October 2009. Mr. Seibly had previously served as President of Sterling Savings Bank, beginning in January 2009. In 2007, Mr. Seibly joined Sterling as Executive Vice President and Chief Production Officer. Before joining Sterling, Mr. Seibly was the President of U.S. Bank—California. He has also held executive-level positions in commercial banking at Wells Fargo Bank and in healthcare finance at Bank of America. Mr. Seibly currently serves on the executive board of the Boy Scouts of America—Inland Northwest Council and the board of directors of the United Way of Greater Spokane. He received his Bachelor’s degree in business administration and finance from Indiana University.

David DePillo

 Mr. David S. DePillo has been appointed as Vice Chairman of Sterling Financial Corp., effective July 26, 2012. Mr. DePillo has more than 25 years of financial management, banking and investment experience. He most recently served as the Vice Chairman of the Board of Fremont General Corporation and of Fremont Investment & Loan, its wholly owned bank subsidiary, and served as President of both companies from 2007 to 2009. From 1999 through 2006, he served as the Vice Chairman, President and Chief Operating Officer of Commercial Capital Bancorp Inc. ("CCBI") and its subsidiary companies. Prior to CCBI, Mr. DePillo served as a first Vice President and Director of multifamily banking for Home Savings of America, and as the President and Chief Operating Officer for its real estate development subsidiaries and for H.F. Ahmanson & Co., its thrift holding company. Mr. DePillo received a Bachelor's degree in Accounting from California State University Northridge.

Patrick Rusnak

 Mr. Patrick J. Rusnak is Chief Financial Officer of Sterling Financial Corp., since February 15, 2011. Mr. Rusnak previously served in several executive roles for AmericanWest Bank, including as Chief Executive Officer from July 2008 to December 2010, as Director from November 2008 to December 2010, as Chief Financial Officer from March 2007 to December 2010 and as Chief Operating Officer from September 2006 to July 2008. He also served in the same capacities for AmericanWest Bancorporation, which is now a de-registered bank holding company, with service as Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Director, expected to conclude upon completion of the bankruptcy liquidation process in during 2012. Prior to his employment with AmericanWest Bancorporation, Mr. Rusnak was the Chief Operating Officer of Western Sierra Bancorp from May 2005 through June 2006. Mr. Rusnak has also held the position of Executive Vice President of Umpqua Holdings Corporation from July 2004 to February 2005 and as Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer of Humboldt Bancorp from October 2000 until its acquisition by Umpqua Holdings Corporation. Mr. Rusnak received a Bachelor's of Science degree from Saint Joseph's University and is also a graduate of the BAI Banking School at Vanderbilt University.

Ezra Eckhardt

 Mr. Ezra A. Eckhardt is Chief Operating Officer of Sterling Financial Corp. and President, Chief Operating Officer of Sterling Savings Bank, subsidiary of the company. He has served as Chief Operating Officer of Sterling since November 2009, as President of Sterling Bank since December 2009, and as Chief Operating Officer of Sterling Bank since January 2009. Mr. Eckhardt began serving as acting Chief Operating Officer of Sterling and acting President of Sterling Bank in October 2009. He previously served as Chief Administrative Officer of Sterling Bank, beginning in September 2006, and joined Sterling as Technical Corporate Services Manager in August 2004. Mr. Eckhardt is an adjunct professor at the Gonzaga University Graduate School of Business, a member of the Executive Committee of Greater Spokane Incorporated, a member of the board of directors of Gonzaga Preparatory School, a member of the board of directors of Downtown Spokane Partnership, and was appointed by Governor Christine Gregoire to the board of directors of SIRTI (formerly known as Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology Institute). He is a distinguished graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Mr. Eckhardt also has earned a Master of Business Administration from Gonzaga University and has advanced training in applied statistics from the Rochester Institute of Technology.

Andrew Schultheis

 Mr. Andrew J. Schultheis is Executive Vice President, General Counsel of Sterling Financial Corp., since May 2011. Prior to joining Sterling, Mr. Schultheis was a partner at the law firm of Witherspoon Kelley Davenport and Toole, P.S., where he worked with a range of public and private companies, including serving as Sterling's primary counsel, from 2005 to 2011. Mr. Schultheis has also served as Sterling's Corporate Secretary since February 2006. Prior to that, Mr. Schultheis practiced at Fenwick & West LLP, a Silicon Valley-based law firm. His practice covered a broad array of matters, including corporate, securities and regulatory matters. Mr. Schultheis earned a Bachelor's degree from Whitman College and a Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan.

Robert Butterfield

 Mr. Robert G. Butterfield is Senior Vice President, Principal Accounting Officer, Controller of Sterling Financial Corporation. Mr. Butterfield has also served as Senior Vice President and Controller of Sterling's wholly owned subsidiary, Sterling Bank, since October 2004. Mr. Butterfield joined Sterling Bank in 2001. Mr. Butterfield is a certified public accountant and holds a Bachelor's degree from Eastern Washington University.

Steven Hauschild

 Mr. Steven D. Hauschild has been appointed as Executive Vice President, Chief Credit Officer of Sterling Savings Bank, subsidiary of Sterling Financial Corp. He has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Approval Officer of Sterling Bank since February 1, 2010. In February 2012, Mr. Hauschild was approved as Chief Credit Officer of Sterling Bank. Mr. Hauschild has over 30 years of banking experience. He previously worked for Washington Mutual from 1999 to October 2005 responsible for commercial banking in Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho and for the Farm Credit System from May 1980 to November 1998. In the Farm Credit System, Mr. Hauschild served as a senior portfolio manager for CoBank and was responsible for mid-market banking activities for the 11 western states, with teams in California and Washington. He has also served as the senior approval officer for Ag America, managed the credit review and appraisal review function for the Farm Credit Banks of Spokane and was a senior credit officer. He has also served on a number of community boards. Mr. Hauschild holds a Master of Business Administration from Washington State University and a Bachelor's of Business Administration from Gonzaga University.

Joshua Bresler

 Mr. Joshua D. Bresler has been appointed as Director of Sterling Financial Corporation effective May 9, 2013. Mr. Bresler is a Managing Director of Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P.

Howard Behar

 Mr. Howard P. Behar is Independent Director of Sterling Financial Corporation since March 2011. He currently serves as a member of Sterling's Compensation and Governance Committee and Credit and Risk Committee. Mr. Behar has almost 50 years of retail and consumer business experience. He was part of the leadership team at Starbucks Coffee Company for over 13 years and held numerous positions including President of North American operations as well President of Starbucks Coffee International. He also served as a member of the board of directors from 1996 to 2008. Mr. Behar has served on a number of corporate as well as nonprofit boards including, The GAP, Shurgard Storage and Anna's Linens where he is currently chairman of the compensation and corporate governance committee, Wild Ginger Restaurants, Education Elements and the Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership. Additionally, he is chairman of the University of Washington Foundation and is a co-founder of the Washington Business Alliance.

Ellen Boyer

 Ms. Ellen R. M. Boyer, CPA, is Independent Director of Sterling Financial Corp, since December 2007. She currently serves as the Chair of Sterling's Audit Committee and as a member of Sterling's Credit and Risk Committee. She has been Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Wesley Homes since August 2011. Wesley Homes is a continuing care retirement community based in the Seattle area. Prior to joining Wesley Homes, Ms. Boyer served as the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer for nine years at Kibble & Prentice, an insurance and financial services company. Ms. Boyer previously served as the Chief Financial Officer for several technology companies in the Pacific Northwest. Ms. Boyer has been a Certified Public Accountant since 1984 and received her Bachelor's degrees from Oregon State University.

David Coulter

 Mr. David A. Coulter is Independent Director of Sterling Financial Corporation, since August 2010. He currently serves as a member of Sterling's Compensation and Governance Committee and Credit and Risk Committee. Mr. Coulter is Vice Chairman of Warburg Pincus, LLC. He was previously Vice Chairman of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. from December 2000 to December 2005. Prior to joining J.P. Morgan Chase, Mr. Coulter led the West Coast operations of the Beacon Group, a private investment and strategic advisory firm, and prior to that, Mr. Coulter served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the BankAmerica Corporation, where he worked from 1976 to 1999. Mr. Coulter is a member of the board of directors of Strayer Education, Inc., Webster Financial Corporation, Aeolus Re, Triton Container and MBIA, Inc. Mr. Coulter also serves on the boards of Asia Society, the National Mentoring Partnership, Lincoln Center and Carnegie Mellon University. Within the past five years, Mr. Coulter also served on the boards of Metavante Technologies, Irvine Company and PG&E Corporation. Mr. Coulter holds a Bachelor's degree in mathematics and economics and a master's degree in industrial administration, both from Carnegie Mellon University.

Robert Donegan

 Mr. Robert C. Donegan is Independent Director of Sterling Financial Corp., since October 2010. He currently serves as a member of Sterling's Audit Committee and as chair of Sterling Bank's Directors Trust Committee. He is currently Chief Executive Officer of WORTH, LLC, a strategy and technology consulting firm and is the co-founder of Ganart Technologies. He previously served as President of Wells Fargo Services, the technology and operations subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company, from May 1999 until his retirement in January 2005. Mr. Edwards served as President of Norwest Services, Inc. and Corporate Executive Vice President of Norwest Corporation in Minneapolis from May 1995 to April 1998, when it was acquired by Wells Fargo. Prior to 1995, Mr. Edwards served as Executive Vice President of First Interstate Bancorp in California and Senior Vice President of Mercantile National Bank in Texas. Mr. Edwards completed graduate and post-graduate work in economics and finance at Middle Tennessee State University and attended Stonier Graduate School of Banking, University of Tennessee Executive Management School, and the Harvard Business School's Executive Education Program.

C. Webb Edwards

 Mr. C. Webb Edwards is Independent Director of Sterling Financial Corporation, since March 11, 2011. He serves as a member of Sterling's Audit Committee and as chair of Sterling Bank's Directors Trust Committee. He is currently Chief Executive Officer of WORTH, LLC, a strategy and technology consulting firm and is the co-founder of Ganart Technologies. He previously served as President of Wells Fargo Services, the technology and operations subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company, from May 1999 until his retirement in January 2005. Mr. Edwards served as President of Norwest Services, Inc. and Corporate Executive Vice President of Norwest Corporation in Minneapolis from May 1995 to April 1998, when it was acquired by Wells Fargo. Prior to 1995, Mr. Edwards served as Executive Vice President of First Interstate Bancorp in California and Senior Vice President of Mercantile National Bank in Texas. Mr. Edwards completed graduate and post-graduate work in economics and finance at Middle Tennessee State University and attended Stonier Graduate School of Banking, University of Tennessee Executive Management School, and the Harvard Business School's Executive Education Program.

William Eisenhart

 Mr. William L. Eisenhart is Independent Director of Sterling Financial Corp., since January 2004. He served as Chairman of the Board from October 2009 to August 2010 and currently serves as a member of Sterling's Compensation and Governance Committee and Credit and Risk Committee. He is the owner of Strix, LLC, an independent financial consulting firm to privately held and publicly traded companies on investment banking matters. Previously, Mr. Eisenhart was a Managing Director at Dain Bosworth, Inc., in Seattle, Washington, a Partner in Corporate Finance for Cable Howse & Ragen in Seattle, Washington and Vice President of Corporate Finance at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in New York City. Currently, he serves as a member of the Finance Committee of the YMCA of Greater Seattle and is Co-Chair of the Schools Committee of the Harvard Club of Seattle. Mr. Eisenhart received a Bachelor's degree from Harvard University and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Chicago.

Robert Hartheimer

 Mr. Robert H. Hartheimer is Independent Director of Sterling Financial Corporation, since September 2010. He currently serves as the Chair of Sterling's Credit and Risk Committee and as a member of Sterling's Audit Committee. Mr. Hartheimer is President of Hartheimer LLC, based in Washington, D.C., which provides senior-level counsel to banks, investment firms, financial services companies and other companies on financial, regulatory, strategic and governance matters. From 2002 to 2008, Mr. Hartheimer was a Managing Director at Promontory Financial Group, a preeminent regulatory consulting firm. In 1991, Mr. Hartheimer joined the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the "FDIC"), where he and a small team created the Division of Resolutions to sell failed banks. He went on to serve as director of this division. Both before and after the FDIC, Mr. Hartheimer was an investment banker working with banks and financial services companies including Merrill Lynch, Smith Barney and Friedman Billings Ramsey. Mr. Hartheimer is currently a member of the board of directors of Higher One Holdings, an electronic payments company. Mr. Hartheimer received a Bachelor's degree from Hamilton College and a Master of Business Administration from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Michael Reuling

 Mr. Michael F. Reuling is Independent Director of Sterling Financial Corp, since December 2006. He currently serves as a member of Sterling's Compensation and Governance Committee and as a member of Sterling Bank's Directors Trust Committee. He has been President of Reuling Development Consulting, a real estate development consulting firm in Boise, Idaho since retiring as Vice Chairman of Albertson's, Inc., a national supermarket/superdrugstore company, where he held various positions for 28 years. Additionally, he has been a Senior Advisor to Clarion Consulting, a real estate consulting firm based in Irvine, California, since April of 2009. He also serves as vice chair of the board of trustees of Saint Alphonsus Health System, which operates four hospitals and numerous medical clinics in southwest Idaho and eastern Oregon. Mr. Reuling received a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Carleton College and a Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan.

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