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Leonard W. Cotton is the Vice Chairman of Centerline Capital Group (Centerline) and is a member of the Board of Trustees of Centerline Holding Company (NYSE:CHC), Centerline’s parent company. Mr. Cotton previously served as the Chief Executive Officer of ARCap, a real estate finance company acquired by Centerline in 2006, and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ARCap’s predecessor REMICap. During his tenure at ARCap, Mr. Cotton was instrumental in establishing ARCap as a nationally recognized commercial mortgage backed securities (CMBS) due diligence and acquisition firm. Prior to his tenure at ARCap, Mr. Cotton was engaged in a number of real estate related entrepreneurial endeavors, including acting as consultant on real estate workout strategies and the development of high-end residential property. He started his career in 1972 with Citibank, working in commercial real estate lending and workout, including a term managing a $250-million real estate investment business in Sydney, Australia. He received a Master of Business Administration from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Arts from Bowdoin College. He is the 2007-2008 President of the CMSA Board of Governors and on the Board of Directors of the Real Estate Roundtable and the Mortgage Bankers Association. Mr. Cotton also serves on the Board of Trustees of Bowdoin College. | 