Company Information
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Richard L. Rockhold
Cypress Financial Corp.

Bayside Plaza
188 The Embarcadero, Ste. 420
San Francisco, CA 94105
Office Telephone: (415) 281-3031
Fax: (415) 651-9908
E-mail: rrockhold@cypressleasing.com
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Rick Rockhold received his bachelor's degree in Business Administration and a Masters degree in Finance from the University of Iowa in 1984 and 1987, respectively. From 1987 to 1990, he held positions in corporate finance and strategic planning with Wells Fargo Bank. Rick began his leasing career with ITEL Containers in 1990, followed by positions with ITEL Rail, Southern Pacific Transportation and USL Capital. From 1996 to 2002, Rick was founder and principal of Momentum Leasing Advisors. Rick joined Cypress in 2002 and is employed subject to an Acquisition and Debt Services Agreement.

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Peter Metzner
Cypress Financial Corp.

Bayside Plaza
188 The Embarcadero, Ste. 420
San Francisco, CA 94105
Office Telephone: (415) 281-3037
Fax: (415) 281-3021
E-mail: pmetzner@cypressleasing.com
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Peter Metzner received his bachelor's degree in Business Administration from University of Southern California in 1975 and his MBA in Finance from San Francisco State University in 1978. Peter has 25 years of experience in the leasing and structured finance industry. He began his finance career with GE Capital where he was Vice President, Leasing and Project Finance, followed by being a Principal at Babcock & Brown, and Region Manager for Centre Group, a unit of Zurich Financial Services. Peter also was the founder and principal of Golden Gate Power Funding, L.L.C. Peter joined Cypress in 2005 and is employed subject to an Acquisition and Debt Services Agreement.

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James A. Kaylor
Cypress Financial Corp.

2 Stamford Landing
68 Southfield Ave., Suite 100
Stamford, CT 06902
Office Telephone: (203) 328-3782
Mobile Telephone: (203) 912-9629
Fax: (203) 328-3783
E-mail: jkaylor@cypressleasing.com
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Jim Kaylor received a bachelor's degree from University of California at Los Angeles in 1971 and a law degree from University of California School of Law (Boalt Hall) in 1974. From 1974 to 1979 he practiced law with Pacific Gas & Electric Company and Baker & McKenzie. Jim has been active in the equipment leasing industry since 1979, holding the following positions: Managing Director of Silvermine Capital Group, President and Managing Director of MGC/Griffin Capital Corporation, Executive Vice President, ICON Funding Corporation, President of MGC Capital Corporation, Vice President of GATX Leasing Corporation, and Vice President of Citicorp Industrial Credit, Inc. Jim joined Cypress in 2000 and is employed subject to an Acquisition and Debt Services Agreement.

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Peter Fortier
Cypress Financial Corp.

Bayside Plaza
188 The Embarcadero, Ste. 420
San Francisco, CA 94105
Office Telephone: (415) 281-3034
Fax: (415) 281-3021
E-mail: pfortier@cypressleasing.com
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Peter Fortier received a bachelor's degree from University of California at Berkeley in 1992 and a masters degree from University of California at San Diego in 2000. From 2000 to 2002, Peter worked for GATX Capital, and previously worked for IBJ Leasing Co., Ltd. and the Industrial Bank of Japan in Tokyo and Los Angeles. Peter joined Cypress in 2003 and is employed subject to an Acquisition and Debt Services Agreement.

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Larry Salzer
Cypress Financial Corp.

Bayside Plaza
188 The Embarcadero, Ste. 420
San Francisco, CA 94105
Office Telephone: (415) 281-3026
Fax: (415) 281-3021
E-mail: lsalzer@cypressleasing.com
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Larry Salzer received a bachelor's degree from Yale University in 1988. From 2002 to 2007 Larry was Vice President commercial banking for California Bank & Trust. Prior to 2002 he served as Vice President with City National Bank, Managing Director with Latin American Trade Finance, Ltd. and co-founder of BridgeGate Capital Partners, LLC. Larry joined Cypress in 2007 and is employed subject to an Acquisition and Debt Services Agreement.

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Corinne Seton
Cypress Financial Corp.

Bayside Plaza
188 The Embarcadero, Ste. 420
San Francisco, CA 94105
Office Telephone: (415) 281-3042
Fax: (415) 281-3021
E-mail: cseton@cypressleasing.com
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Corinne Seton received her bachelor's degree from Yale University in 1985. She has 25 years of experience in the leasing and structured finance industry. Most recently (from 2005-2010), Corinne was Senior Vice President and Enterprise Client Manager at GE Capital. Prior to GE, she spent 15 years at GATX Capital as a Managing Director in their Corporate Finance and Telecom businesses. Corinne also worked at Security Pacific Bank, TXL Corporation and Citibank earlier in her career. Corinne joined Cypress in 2010 and is employed subject to an Acquisition and Debt Services Agreement. She is also a registered representative of Cypress Capital Corporation.

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Charles Sellman
Cypress Financial Corp.

Bayside Plaza
188 The Embarcadero, Ste. 420
San Francisco, CA 94105
Office Telephone: (415) 281-3033
Fax: (415) 840-0651
E-mail: csellman@cypressleasing.com
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Chuck Sellman received a bachelor's degree in Biology from Pomona College in 1987 and an MBA from Columbia University in 1997. From 1987 to 1995, Chuck was a Naval Flight Officer in the U.S. Navy flying the P-3 Orion. Chuck began his leasing career with Banc of America Leasing in 1999 and later went on to co-found Aperimus LLC, a firm specializing in risk and portfolio analysis for the equipment leasing industry. Chuck joined Cypress in 2004 and is employed subject to an Acquisition and Debt Services Agreement.