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Mitchell H. Caplan, Chief Executive Officer and Director, is a recognized financial services leader who has led the Company to deliver significant top-line revenue growth and bottom-line results for shareholders. Since Mr. Caplan took the helm as Chief Executive Officer in January 2003, E*TRADE FINANCIAL's stock price has increased nearly 400%, and its market cap has grown more than 500% from its start at $1.5 billion. With his leadership, E*TRADE FINANCIAL reported its fourth consecutive year of record revenues in 2006.
In keeping with E*TRADE FINANCIAL's pioneering spirit, Mr. Caplan continues to challenge the old ways of doing business – driving innovations that benefit customers and shareholders alike. Mr. Caplan has managed the Company's integration of bank and brokerage functionality, providing customers with a unified cash management solution and has delivered the industry's first complete fraud protection guarantee.
Over the last four years, Mr. Caplan has led his management team to realign the business to more effectively focus on key customer segments and improve financial reporting transparency; to integrate back-office and customer-facing technologies, creating a unique business model that drives organic growth; and to engineer industry consolidation with the strategic acquisitions of Harrisdirect from Bank of Montreal and BrownCo from JPMorgan Chase.
Before joining E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corp., Mr. Caplan served as Vice-Chairman of the Board, and President and Chief Executive Officer of Telebank and Telebanc Financial Corporation. E*TRADE FINANCIAL acquired Telebank in early 2000, which subsequently became E*TRADE Bank. Mr. Caplan played a key role in integrating E*TRADE's various products and services in his capacity as Chief Financial Products Officer and Managing Director of E*TRADE North America, and as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of E*TRADE Bank. In 2002, Mr. Caplan was named President and Chief Operating Officer of E*TRADE FINANCIAL.
Mr. Caplan currently serves as a board member for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International, for The American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science (ACWIS), and for the Aspen Music Festival and School. He also serves on the Corporate Fund Board of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and as Chairperson of Teach for America's Washington, DC advisory board. Mr. Caplan holds a JD and MBA from Emory University, and a BA in history from Brandeis University.
In keeping with E*TRADE FINANCIAL's pioneering spirit, Mr. Caplan continues to challenge the old ways of doing business – driving innovations that benefit customers and shareholders alike. Mr. Caplan has managed the Company's integration of bank and brokerage functionality, providing customers with a unified cash management solution and has delivered the industry's first complete fraud protection guarantee.
Over the last four years, Mr. Caplan has led his management team to realign the business to more effectively focus on key customer segments and improve financial reporting transparency; to integrate back-office and customer-facing technologies, creating a unique business model that drives organic growth; and to engineer industry consolidation with the strategic acquisitions of Harrisdirect from Bank of Montreal and BrownCo from JPMorgan Chase.
Before joining E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corp., Mr. Caplan served as Vice-Chairman of the Board, and President and Chief Executive Officer of Telebank and Telebanc Financial Corporation. E*TRADE FINANCIAL acquired Telebank in early 2000, which subsequently became E*TRADE Bank. Mr. Caplan played a key role in integrating E*TRADE's various products and services in his capacity as Chief Financial Products Officer and Managing Director of E*TRADE North America, and as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of E*TRADE Bank. In 2002, Mr. Caplan was named President and Chief Operating Officer of E*TRADE FINANCIAL.
Mr. Caplan currently serves as a board member for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International, for The American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science (ACWIS), and for the Aspen Music Festival and School. He also serves on the Corporate Fund Board of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and as Chairperson of Teach for America's Washington, DC advisory board. Mr. Caplan holds a JD and MBA from Emory University, and a BA in history from Brandeis University. | 