Kenneth D. Pollinger.
Vice Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

In 1982, Mr. Pollinger joined E.F. Hutton & Company as an internal auditor. In 1985 he became an Assistant Vice President at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, responsible for accounting and auditing in the trading area. He was invited to join Wertheim Schroder & Co. in 1987 as a Vice President in Asset Management Services, and was appointed Senior Vice President of Klingenstein, Fields & Co. in 1992. Mr. Pollinger is a trustee of Ithaca College, a Member of the Ithaca College Business Advisory Council and a director of Brandywine Trust Company. He is former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Windward School and is currently a trustee for Rye Country Day School. Mr. Pollinger graduated cum laude from Ithaca College with a B.S. in Finance and received an M.B.A. from Fordham University.