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Richard E. Smith CPA /CFE was a co-organizer and founding shareholder of Epic Bancorp. He was appointed Vice Chairman in April 2007 and has served as a Director of Epic Bancorp since its inception in 1988 and as a Director of Tamalpais Bank a wholly owned subsidiary of Epic Bancorp since its inception in 1991. Currently Mr. Smith chairs its independent Audit Committee. He is also a Director of Epic Wealth Management a wholly owned subsidiary of Epic Bancorp. Mr. Smith was Managing Partner of the San Francisco Bay Area Profit Center for a National CPA firm before founding his own firm in Marin County. Mr. Smith is a Certified Fraud Examiner and he has testified extensively as an expert accounting witness in civil and criminal judicial proceedings involving fraud white-collar crime and accounting malpractice issues. Mr. Smith served on the California State Board of Accountancy Technical Review Panel and the State Board of Accountancy Major Case Project. Mr. Smith is the recipient of an honorary lifetime membership award from the American Institute of CPA’s for his many professional activities. He was active in Marin Rotary Clubs Marin Estate Planning Council the International Association of Financial Planners Marin Wine and Food Society Marin Country Club and the Okizu Foundation. He is semi-retired and lives in Green Valley Arizona. Mr. Smith holds current active professional licenses in California. | 