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Richard Rappaport—Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Rappaport founded WestPark Capital in 1999 in Los Angeles, California.

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Jason S. Stern—Chief Operating Officer and Syndicate Manager

Mr. Stern takes pride in holding himself and those he works with to the highest standards of compliance and professionalism and has dedicated himself to ensuring that Westpark Capital provides the best possible service to it's clients and affiliates.

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Frank Salvatore—Managing Director, Brokerage and Sales

Mr. Salvatore joined WestPark Capital in March of 2010, and has over 23 years in the brokerage and investment banking industry.

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James E. Hosch—Managing Director, Investment Banking

James Hosch is a veteran investment banker with a wide range of expertise within the financial services arena. During a nearly thirty-year career, he has established a proven track record of success across multiple investment categories, from the development of real estate, and oil and gas companies, to taking public software, healthcare and bio-technology companies.

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Robert Schultz—Managing Director, Investment Banking

Los Angeles, CA - Prior to joining WestPark, Mr. Schultz had a diverse background in corporate finance, strategic planning and corporate development in varied industries including multi-national public companies, privately held companies and investment banking.

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Michael Christiansen—Managing Director

Michael Christiansen joined WestPark Capital in 2007 and is Managing Director in the Corporate Finance Group.

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Diane Cabo — Vice President, Investment Banking

Ms. Cabo joined WestPark in May 2007, and has over eight years of experience in the hedge fund, venture capital and investment banking industries.

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H. H. (Kin) Houston, III—Institutional Sales

Mr. Houston brings over 20 years of experience in the investment industry to WestPark. The majority of his career has been spent working personally with and counseling high net worth individuals.

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Scott Schalk—Managing Director, Capital Markets

Mr. Schalk joined WestPark Capital in February of 2011 with close to 20 years in the investment banking and capital markets area.

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Philip Li- Analyst, Investment Banking

Prior to joining WestPark, Mr. Li was with DKP Group – a China based private equity fund, where he evaluated, executed and monitored various private equity investments.

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Robert D. Keyser, Jr - Senior Managing Director

Mr. Keyser is well known with over 25 years of experience in all aspects of the securities industry and having led and founded several private companies (including Dawson James Securities, where he was the CEO).

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Tara Sharif, Ph.D - Managing Director - HealthCare

Dr. Sharif Joined Tekesta Capital Partners in July, 2011, with a focus on public and private financing as well as advisory services for mid/small-market cap healthcare & life sciences companies.

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R. Douglas Armstrong, Ph.D - Senior Managing Director

R. Douglas Armstrong, Ph.D., has over 25 years of life science industry business and finance experience, with emphasis on early stage and emerging growth companies.

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Neil Grossman - Vice President, Investment Banking

Mr. Grossman has had a distinguished career in the securities industry spanning over 30 years. He began on the retail side as a “top producer”, and also served in various capacities such as tax shelter coordinator and sales manager.

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