Mr. Greene had been President and CEO of Veral & Co. L.L.C. a consulting and investment banking firm. Prior to consulting Mr. Greene was COO of Medallion Financial Corp. a publicly traded specialty finance company. Medallion was named one of the 200 best small companies (Forbes Magazine 11/99) during his tenure. Previously Mr. Greene was President and CEO of Ryan Beck & Co. a 50-year old full-service securities and investment banking company. Prior to that he was Chairman President and CEO of VSB Bancorp and Valley Savings Bank which were sold to UJB Bancorp (now Fleet) in 1994. While at Valley Financial World Magazine named him CEO of the Year bronze award winner in 1993 and 1994. Mr. Greene has been a Director of numerous public and private corporations.