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Ignacio Alvarez is a President at Popular North America Inc; President/CEO at Banco Popular North America, Inc.; and Board Member at Banco Popular North America, Inc. and is based in Pri. He has worked as President/COO at POPULAR INC, Exec VP/Chief Legal Officer at POPULAR INC, and Founding Partner at Pietrantoni Mendez & Alvarez LLC. Ignacio works or has worked as TRUSTEE at Banco Popular North America, Inc.; BOARD MEMBER at Regents of Georgetown Univ; and Adjunct Professor at ASME Student Section. He studied at Harvard Law School and Edmund A Walsh School of Foreign Service.

Walter W. Bettinger II, 60, has been President of The Charles Schwab Corporation since 2007 and Chief Executive Officer since late 2008.He leads a workforce of approximately 32,000 employees, with headquarters in Westlake, Texas and branch offices in more than 420 locations across the United States plus London, Hong Kong, Singapore and Puerto Rico.As measured by client assets, Schwab is the largest publicly traded investment services firm in the United States and one of the world’s largest financial services firms serving approximately:• $7.40 trillion in client assets • 32.1 million client brokerage accounts, 1.6 million bank accounts and 2.1 million retirement plan participants• ~12,000 independent investment advisors Mr. Bettinger’s duties include leading the development of strategies and services that assist tens of millions of people worldwide in their efforts to save and invest - either directly, with the help of an independent investment advisor or through a company-sponsored retirement or benefit plan. Under his leadership, the value of Schwab stock has grown from $13.59 on January 1, 2009 to approximately $75.00 as of May 31, 2021. During the same period, Schwab’s market capitalization has grown from ~$18billion to ~$140billion.Mr. Bettinger has been recognized throughout his career as a leader in financial services including: • in 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018 he was recognized in Fortune magazine’s Businessperson of the Year listing - in 2018 he was ranked the #7 businessperson globally; • in 2010 to the Power 30 by Smart Money magazine of the world’s most powerful and influential players; and• the 2009 lifetime achievement award for contributions to the retirement security of working Americans by Plan Sponsor magazine.In 1983, at the age of 22, Mr. Bettinger founded The Hampton Company, a provider of retirement plan services to corporations and their employees. The Charles Schwab Corporation acquired Hampton in 1995.In addition to his professional duties, Mr. Bettinger is active in numerous charitable and philanthropic efforts. He and his wife, Teri, are founders of the Walt & Teri Bettinger Foundation and the parents of five children. A native of Ada, Ohio, Mr. Bettinger attended Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi and holds a bachelor of business administration degree with a major in finance, summa cum laude, from Ohio University. He has also completed the General Management program offered by the Harvard Business School.

Rachael Weiss Small is a Partner/Chief Executive Officer at CAPITAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES.

John Lawrence is a Chief Executive Officer at Capital Financial Group and is based in Springfield, Tennessee. He has worked as Account Executive at Bibby Transportation Finance, BDO at Bibby Transportation Finance, and VP Business Development at Diversified Transportation Finance. John studied at Martin Luther King High School between 1991 and 1997 and UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND between 2008 and 2009.

Stan Gregor is CEO of Summit Financial. As a senior executive with over 30 years of experience, Stan has operated in banking, private wealth management, investment management, fiduciary trust services, fixed income trading, investment banking, retirement services, insurance, financial planning and public finance. Stan has been involved in acquiring and integrating some of the largest and most complicated banking, wealth management, insurance, and capital markets businesses and cultures with a demonstrated track record of increasing productivity, profitability and shareholder value. Most recently, Stan was the founder and co-CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald Wealth Partners. Prior to joining Cantor Fitzgerald, Stan was the Head of Wells Fargo Wealth Management -Eastern US Markets and President of Wachovia Wealth Markets. Prior to Wachovia, Stan was CEO of Commerce Capital Markets, where he directed private wealth management, brokerage, asset management, fixed income trading, derivatives, investment banking, retirement services, insurance, and public finance. Subsequently, Stan was CEO of Quick and Reilly(Q&R) as one of the visionaries that transformed Q&R from a transactional discount broker to a full service advisory company. When Q&R was acquired by Bank of America, Stan stayed on as co-CEO of Bank of America Investment Services until 2005. Over the nearly decade at Citigroup, Stan had several senior executive level roles leading different divisions including consumer banking, private wealth management, and Citigroup as Northeast Group Executive Vice President.

Senior executive with 30+ years experience of success in the stock exchange and information services industry. Results driven, strategic leader with proven track record of creating shareholder value. Track record of high profile successful M&A acquiring businesses with a total value of ~£2.4bn in last 6 years. Consensus builder who has created global industry standards and partnerships and who has led major transformational change programmes delivering substantial shareholder value and industry benefits.