1st Franklin Financial CEO and leadership

Experienced Chief Executive Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the financial services industry. Skilled in Customer Service, Banking, Sales, Credit, and Team Building. Strong business development professional graduated from The University of Georgia.

Alan Shaw is a Chief Information Officer at 1st Franklin Financial Corporation and is based in Toccoa, Georgia. He has worked as Director of IT at Service Resources Inc, Chief Architect at Method IQ, and Partner at Millennium Network Services. Alan attended Historic Strawberry Mansion and Clemson University.

I am a strategic, well-connected Senior Financial Leader with 20+ years’ experience in financial management, strategic direction, corporate strategy, business development, and negotiation. As a successful leader with a strong executive presence, I am also capable of blending big-picture viewpoints with tactical considerations to inspire, build trust, and achieve record growth.



DIFFERENTIATING STRENGTHS ➞ RESTORATIVE • LEARNER • RELATOR • ARRANGER • ANALYTICAL

✓ I am passionate about problem solving, financial modeling, analytics, capital and treasury markets functions. This passion fuels my focused ability to grow and scale a company to be efficient.

✓ I believe people are the most important aspect to the financial health of an organization. Through continuous learning, I promote an environment of psychological safety and allow people to “fail forward”.

✓ I naturally minimize risk and maximize profits by analyzing each opportunity and understanding risk-reward payoffs. This strength affords me the opportunity to thrive in negotiations with mutually acceptable terms.

SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

• RESULTS DRIVEN EXECUTIVE - Strong background in corporate finance and recent portfolio surpassing over $2 billion in May 2019.

• PROVEN TRACK RECORD OF GROWTH - Instrumental in the launch of current organization as evidenced in 2019’s origination of over $1.6 billion in loans, $220 million in revenue and the employment of over 600 employees.

• COLLABORATIVE LEADERSHIP STYLE - Recognized for proactive partnering and keen ability to effectively translate complex operational and financial concepts into tangible action plans.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

Analytical Skills | Financial Reporting | Risk Management | Strategic Planning | Strategic Planning | Management Reporting | Regulatory Compliance | Strategic Initiatives | Annual Budgets | Business Intelligence | Corporate Development | Data Analytics | Presentations | Resource Allocation

Experienced Executive with a demonstrated history of working in the financial services industry. Skilled in Management, Leadership, Business Relationship Management, Business Development, Strategy and Financial Services. Strong business development professional with a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) focused in Business Administration, Management and Operations from Averett University Graduate & Professional Studies.

Todd Manke is a Chief Risk Officer at 1st Franklin Financial Corporation and is based in Georgia. He has worked as Chief Risk Officer at American Credit Acceptance; Sr. Mgr of Statistical Analysis at CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP; and Director of Consumer Insights, RISV at LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP. Todd studied at Iowa State University between 1990 and 1992, University of Michigan Ross School of Business between 1999 and 2001, and Virginia Tech.