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Ron Meyers
CEO of
Denovo Formations
Mr. Meyers was in the
new bank community and commercial banking industry for over 25 years.
During that time he provided critical development services to
over eighty (80) start-up banks. Those services included
branch construction, secure data systems integration, executive bank
management searches, bank vendor selection services, and capital
raising services. Mr. Meyers had assisted Banks in
finding key management personnel since 1990. Mr. Meyers’
company Banker Technologies also has active contracts to provide
secure data network integration and technology maintenance services
to the leading portion of the community and commercial banks founded
in Southern California over the past 20 years. Mr. Meyers is
very well known and respected in the banking industry by both
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Garfield Logan
Principal
of Logan Law, LLC
A graduate of the
University of Southern California and Loyola Law School (Los
Angeles), Mr. Logan is a highly successful attorney, real estate
and banking investor, and businessman. As a principal in the
investment banking firm of Hagerty, Van Mourick and Logan, Mr.
Logan managed or participated in numerous successful private and
public stock offerings and has extensive experience in the
management of capital offerings. He is responsible for the
fastest capital raising campaign for a start-up bank in the State
of California – over $35 million in 30 days. As an attorney
since 1979, he specializes in estate, tax and business planning
and investment banking. Mr. Logan also has extensive experience
in formation and specialized utilization of various types of
trusts and business entities, having formed the state’s first
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Sal Pepe, M.D.
Chief Operating Officer
As Principal and CEO of
several multi-million dollar corporations, Dr. Pepe brings a depth of
knowledge and synergy to Denovo Formations as Chief Operating
Officer. Having been an essential
original organizer in start-up banking, he understands the importance
of solid business fundamentals. Medical corporations and
banking have been Dr. Pepe's areas of expertise, with hands on
administration of contract negotiations, budgetary planning,
pensions, payrolls, and compliance management with both State and
Federal regulatory agencies.
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Jared Colcord
Executive Vice President/Capital Markets Advisor
Mr.
Colcord assumed the role as an Executive Vice President, Capital
Markets Advisor with Denovo Formations in 2006. Previously, Mr.
Colcord served as a Senior Vice President of the Bank Development
Group for a Dallas, TX based investment banking firm. Mr. Colcord
oversaw a large portion of the company’s new business prospecting
nationwide and acted as the lead consultant on several successful
community bank stock offerings. Formerly, Mr. Colcord served as
Vice President of Business Development for a financial consulting
firm specializing in new bank capital raises based in Atlanta,
GA. During his tenure at both institutions Mr. Colcord was
instrumental in the capital raising efforts of numerous initial and
secondary community bank stock offerings, accounting for over $200
million in initial and secondary bank capital. Also, Mr. Colcord
played an integral role in consulting with the IT departments at
both companies to develop revolutionary new capital-raising software
that continues to be used throughout the industry today. Mr.
Colcord received a BBA from the University of Georgia's Grady School
of Journalism, and has spent time studying international business
overseas at England's Oxford University.
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Jonathan Little
Director of Bank Formation
Mr. Little brings a unique combination of technical legal skill and
broad-based business development experience to the team at Denovo
Formations. Having provided legal representation to numerous
corporations in such areas as incorporation, tax-exemption,
financial stability and regulatory compliance, Mr. Little has proven
success in working with Organizers and Boards, perceiving their
questions and needs, and making fully-informed recommendations.
Highly organized, efficient, and perceptive, Jon will be a huge
asset in directing your start-up process. Mr. Little has also
participated in a prestigious fellowship in the Office of the
Curator at the Supreme Court of the United States as well as worked
for the U.S. Agency for International Development in the Litigation
and Enforcement Division. He received his law degree from American
University in Washington, D.C. after completing a Bachelor of Arts
in history at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego. Before
beginning his law career, Mr. Little also attended the Nizhni-Novgorod
State University in Russia and served as a full-time English teacher
for a public school in Moscow, Russia.
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Stacey Stone
Director of Bank Formation
Ms. Stone is a dedicated professional who brings great energy and
organizational business skills to Denovo Formations. She is an
attorney with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science /
Public Policy from the University of California, Los Angeles and a
law degree from Loyola Law School. Ms. Stone was an actively
involved participant in the Hobbs Trial Advocacy Program and later
worked for the Los Angeles District Attorney. Ms. Stone’s expertise
and greatest skills are in analyzing and validating assumptions used
in financial modeling. She has extensive practical job experience in
financial operations including controller and other positions
requiring financial oversight and accountability. Ms. Stone is
experienced in business planning, budgeting, generating pro forma
statements, and financial test models for start up organizations.
She also has experience working for private law firms and a
background in the areas of tax law, future property interests,
secured transactions, and negotiations. With many years of having
been highly involved with philanthropic organizations where she
received several awards, the profession of law was a natural
progression as a way of helping people.
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Jill Matthews
Director of Bank Formation
As a
Director of Bank Formation, Ms. Matthews is well placed to bring her
business acumen to Denovo Formations. Having practical experience as
a business owner and licensed real estate broker, she understands
the need for efficient and effective industry practices. Ms.
Matthews' strengths include strong organizational skills, creative
problem solving, and adept project management. Her personal relation skills are
genuine and prove valuable in guiding her clients through the new
bank formation process. She graduated magna cum laude with a B.S. in
Business Administration and obtained an MBA from California State
University Stanislaus.
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Larry Davidson
Corporate Counsel
Mr. Davidson brings
33 years’ experience as a practicing attorney licensed in California
including eight years as General Counsel and Executive Vice
President for Edwards Theatres Circuit, Inc., the largest motion
picture theatre chain operating in California with annual revenue in
excess of $230 million. His work encompassed a broad range of
issues including negotiation and preparation of all commercial
leases, organizing and executing the company’s representation for a
$250 million syndicated line of credit. Mr. Davidson earned a B.S.
in Finance from the University of Southern California Marshall
School Of Business, and his Jurist Doctor from the University Of
Southern California Gould School Of Law. He is a member of the
American Inns of Court Foundation and a past member of its Executive
Committee. Mr. Davidson has extensive experience with trusts, real
estate and business entities. He is admitted to practice before all
courts of the State of California, the United States Supreme Court,
and the United States District Courts of the Central and Southern
Districts of California, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Lucas Lu
Senior Bank & Market Analyst
Mr. Lu brings a wealth of knowledge and
analytical skill to the team at Denovo Formations. As
the primary banking and market information resource for Denovo
Formations Mr. Lu
ensures that all information is accurate and up-to-date. He has been
designing and creating various new bank presentations and new bank
charter application materials for the past four years. His research and
analysis serve as the foundation for all of Denovo Formations' bank regulatory
applications. With well-rounded specialties in bank stock &
financial analysis, market feasibility, regulatory and legal liaison
relationships, strategic planning, technology selection, policy and
procedure analysis, various PC & MAC software implementations and
network maintenance, Mr. Lu has a keen insight for new bank activity
and the specific needs of community banks. Mr. Lu is a graduate of
San Diego State University where he received a BS in Computer
Science.
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Larry Meyers
Capital Markets
Coordinator
Mr.
Meyers' background consists of over 30 years of experience as a
successful entrepreneur in fields of business throughout the retail
industry. His entrepreneurial background provides Mr. Meyers
with an extensive marketing and advertising skill-set encompassing
all forms of media and a work ethic that continues to add to his
successful track record as Capital Markets Coordinator at Denovo
Formations. Mr.
Meyers is highly trained in using Denovo Formations' proprietary capital raising
software and coordinating all aspects of the daily operations
involved with raising capital for community banks. In 2007 alone,
Mr. Meyers assisted with raising over $60 million in start-up bank
capital for financial institutions across the country.
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