Director from February 1999 to April 2006, Chief Executive Officer from March 2003 to April 2006 and President and Chief Operating Officer from February 1999 to April 2006 of Gold Banc Corporation, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer from December 2001 to February 2006 and Trustee from December 2001 to December 2005, Gold Banc Funds; Chairman of the Board from October 1995 until February 1999 of Western National Bank and Unison Bancorporation, Inc. in Lenexa, Kansas; Chairman and Managing Director from October 1995 until February 1999 of CompuNet Engineering, L.L.C., a Lenexa, Kansas computer services business; President from May 1994 until May 1995 of Langley Optical Company, Inc., a wholesale optical laboratory located in Lenexa, Kansas. Also a director of ACT Teleconferencing, Inc. and Labconco Corporation. A director since April 2006.