Oded Aboodi

A certified public accountant, Mr. Aboodi was an organizer of The Berkshire Bank (a New York state chartered commercial bank) and served as its Chairman from its inception in 1989 to 1999. For a period during his tenure at Berkshire, Mr. Aboodi also served as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Aboodi is Chairman and President of Alpine Capital LLC and its affiliate, Alpine Equity Partners (collectively, "Alpine"). Alpine invests as principal in a variety of businesses, especially in the media, entertainment and telecommunications industries, in addition, it also provides financial advisory and merger and acquisition consulting services. Mr. Aboodi also serves as a trustee of several charitable foundations and is the president of two condominium boards in New York City.