R. N. HANKIN
Founder and Chief Executive

Mr. Hankin is Chairman of the Board of Semtech Corporation, an analog semiconductor company (Nasdaq). He is also Chairman of the Board of Concentric Energy Corp., a development stage uranium exploration and development company and three other privately held corporations: Hoya Photonics [lasers], UVDI [ultraviolet devices] and SBA Materials [engineered materials]. Mr. Hankin is vice-chairman of the Board of the Kavli Foundation.

 Mr. Hankin previously was chairman of the board of House of Fabrics (Nasdaq) before it merged with FabriCenters of America. He also served on the boards of DDL Electronics, Inc. (NYSE); Sparta, Inc., a SEC reporting, employee owned defense contractor,  before it was acquired by Cobham, Nichols Institute (ASE), before it merged with Corning; Quidel Corporation (Nasdaq), Techniclone (Nasdaq); Alpha Microsystems (Nasdaq); a U.S. subsidiary of a publicly traded Japanese corporation; Hoya Corporation USA; and five privately held companies: Advanced Bionics Corporation, Kavlico Corporation, La Victoria Foods, Inc., Orthomedics, and VTEK, prior to their being sold. Mr. Hankin served on the National Board of Advisors of The Executive Committee, an organization of chief executive officers. Mr. Hankin chaired and served on all board committees and as a designated financial expert on audit committees.

 Mr. Hankin was an adjunct faculty member of USC’s School of Law in 2004 and 2005 teaching a joint course he co-created to graduate business school and law students regarding lessons learned from the Enron Era; he continues as a guest lecturer.  From 1986 to 1998 Mr. Hankin was an adjunct faculty member of the Anderson Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he taught a graduate course in business strategy and planning as part of the school's entrepreneurship course of study. He previously held a lectureship position at UCLA's extension university as well as an associate professorship at California State University, Northridge.  Mr. Hankin speaks regularly on corporate governance issues at the Duke Capital Markets Director’s Education Institute, UCLA’s Director Certification Program and various other corporate governance programs.

 Mr. Hankin was a member [2002-2007] of The Irving Team, led by District Judge J. Lawrence Irving  (ret.) providing advisory representation to the Regents of the University of California with respect to their claims in Enron, WorldCom, Dynegy, and AOL/TimeWarner.  Previously, during the S&L crisis, Mr. Hankin was involved in investigations of the failures of FCA [on behalf of its board], Sunrise Savings& Loan [on behalf of a consortium of plaintiffs], and other financial institutions on behalf of various Federal Home Loan Banks.

 Mr. Hankin received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting (cum laude) from UCLA (1968) and his Bachelor of Laws Degree from the Blackstone School of Law. He is a Certified Public Accountant [inactive] and Member of the Bar, in the State of California.

Mr. Hankin practiced for 18 years in the international accounting and consulting firm of Price Waterhouse, where he became a general partner in 1978 and managing partner of the Warner Center, Los Angeles, office in 1982.  Thereafter, as founder and chief executive of Hankin Investment Banking and its affiliate Hankin & Co., a consulting firm, established in 1986, he supervised and led the activities of the firms. Hankin Investment Banking represented buyers and sellers of businesses and accomplished institutional financing for its clients. Hankin & Co. provided a range of strategic consulting services including expert consulting, analysis and testimony in complex business litigation.  Mr. Hankin is a principal of Hankin Private Equity, through which he initiates and manages investments in operating companies on behalf of his family and others.

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