Allan Baum
Description Allan J. Baum. Mr. Baum has served as one of our directors since August 2004. Mr. Baum also serves on our Audit and Compensation Committees. Mr. Baum retired from Credit Suisse First Boston, or CSFB, in 2002, where he was a Managing Director and head of the structured finance unit for commercial mortgage-backed securities. Prior to his ten years with CSFB, Mr. Baum served as a Vice President in the Real Estate Investment Bank of Citicorp, and held positions in the tax-exempt housing finance and taxable mortgage finance areas of Merrill Lynch. Mr. Baum also currently serves as a director of Community Development Trust, a for-profit, mission-oriented real estate investment trust. He previously served as Vice President of the Commercial Mortgage Securities Association. In addition, from May 2004 to May 2007, Mr. Baum served as a director for National Consumer Cooperative Bank, a cooperative financial institution which primarily provides financial services eligible cooperative enterprises, and also served on its audit committee. Mr. Baum received a B.A. degree in Government/Urban Studies from Dartmouth College in 1978 and an M.B.A. in Finance from Columbia University Graduate School of Business in 1983. Mr. Baum?s qualifications to serve on our Board of Directors include his executive experience at CSFB and Citicorp, his relevant experience serving on the boards and audit committees for a real estate investment trust and a financial institution and his extensive experience of over 20 years in commercial real estate investment banking. To view the detailed information, you need to SUBSCRIBE with us. |
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