SunCorp

SUNCORP SENIOR MANAGEMENT
		Thomas R. Graham President and Chief Executive Officer Tom Graham is President and Chief Executive Officer of the largest corporate credit union in the Rocky Mountain region and seventh largest in the nation, with more than $2.3 billion in assets. An industry veteran of more than 26 years, he has extensive executive experience in credit union management. Before joining SunCorp in 2005, Graham served as President and CEO of the $2.9 billion Kinecta Federal Credit Union in Manhattan Beach, California. Graham joined the credit union in 1990 as Senior Vice President, Administration and was named Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Finance Technology and Organizational Development in 1993. He was appointed Senior Vice President, Lending in 1995 and was named President and Chief Executive Officer in 1998. Prior to joining the credit union, Graham served in various management positions at the Ohio Credit Union League and the Ohio League Corporate Credit Union for seven years, culminating in the position of Acting President and Chief Executive Officer. He also held financial positions at Gammatronix Inc. and was an Auditor in the small business department of Deloitte & Touche. An active participant in industry affairs, Graham is a former board member of CUNA Mutual Group. He has also served on the Board of Directors of WesCorp, Financial Services Center Cooperative (FSCC), and was the treasurer and executive director of the Consumer’s Cooperative Society of Santa Monica. He was also the Vice Chairman of CU Mortgage Corporation, a for-profit, regional mortgage company for credit unions until its merger with CUNA Mutual. He has been active on councils and committees for the Credit Union National Association, the California Credit Union League, and the Association of Credit Union League Executives. Graham holds a Bachelor’s Degree in business administration, with a concentration in accounting, from Otterbein College , and is a Certified Public Accountant registered in Ohio on non-practicing status. He has also attended the University of Pennsylvania , Wharton Executive Development Program, the Innovation Associates’ program on Leadership and Mastery, and the Cornell Executive Development Program on Strategic Thinking and Critical Decision Making.


		Brandt Peterson Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Brandt Peterson currently serves as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of SunCorp and has responsibility for directing the finance, accounting, item processing, payment systems, information technology and member services functions. He joined the SunCorp team through its merger with the Utah-based Rocky Mountain Corporate Credit Union in 2001. For nine years prior to the merger, Peterson served as Rocky Mountain Corporate’s Senior Vice President/Chief Financial Officer and was responsible for accounting, finance, member service, payment systems, and information systems. Prior to that, from 1985 to 1991, he served in various operations and finance capacities at America First, a $3 billion credit union based in Ogden, Utah. Peterson currently serves on the U.S. Central Payment Steering Committee and has previously served on the U.S. Central Credit Union Product and Technology Council and Asset/Liability Product Council. Peterson holds a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from Weber State University in Ogden.

		Mark Schieffer Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer Mark Schieffer oversees SunCorp’s Capital Markets Group and is responsible for asset/liability management including investment management and loan/deposit pricing, brokerage, and investment sales activities of the corporate credit union. He joined SunCorp in 2004 and directs the Capital Markets Group’s services to credit unions, which includes investment and brokerage services, liquidity services, securities safekeeping, loan services and participations, and financial consulting. Schieffer has a strong background of investment and credit union experience. He is a recognized expert in the areas of investments, risk control, and asset/liability management. Before joining SunCorp, he served as Director of Advisory Services for ALM First Financial Advisors in Dallas, Texas where he directed the balance sheet and investment portfolio advisory services for large credit unions. Prior to that, he was Investment Manager for Southwest Corporate Federal Credit Union, with responsibilities for investment and asset/liability management, including managing a fixed income investment portfolio that ranged from $3 to $9 billion and managing a derivatives portfolio of $750 million. Other credit union experience includes a role as Securities Administrator at U.S. Central Credit Union. Schieffer also has a lot of experience speaking at national industry conferences and regulatory training courses. Schieffer earned his MBA in finance from the Owens Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee and his Bachelor’s degree in finance/economics from Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri. He has also earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. He serves on the board of directors of Centennial Lending LLC, a Credit Union Service Organization (CUSO) that is owned by credit unions.



		Lynn Baalman Vice President, Human Resources Lynn Baalman directs SunCorp’s Human Resources functions and acts as a strategic business partner to develop and implement programs in support of the corporate’s goals and objectives. Her background includes approximately 10 years in human resources management positions, leading in the development and implementation of human resources strategies in support of business objectives, providing critical support, coaching and counseling to executive teams. She has a strong background in developing the strategic plan for companies, building human capital and competency development, while ensuring the delivery of all HR services. She has supported several businesses experiencing substantial growth and change. Before joining SunCorp in 2005, she served as the Director of Human Resources at Finali Corporation, a venture capital funded start-up firm in Westminster , Colorado . Finali, a professional services company offering consulting services designed to improve business performance, was later acquired by a Fortune 500 company, Convergys Corporation, a global leader in outsourcing, consulting and software solutions with over 66,000 employees. During her tenure, Baalman was instrumental in building the core team to support business objectives, establishing formal recruiting practices and procedures, and retention of key talent. Her experience analyzing organizational effectiveness and benchmarking best practices contributed to the company being a recognized employer of choice in the north metro area. Prior to working with Finali, she served as Director of Human Resources for MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of MoneyGram International, Inc. and a leading global payment services company and S&P MidCap 400 company. The company's major products and services include global money transfers, money orders and payment processing solutions for financial institutions and retail customers. During her tenure, the company went public via an IPO process. Her responsibilities included developing strategic recruiting plans, assessment and implementation of training programs, and serving as the key point person for acquisition related activity. Baalman graduated from Fort Hays State University in Hays, KS with a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology. She completed her Professional Human Resources (PHR) certification in 2003 and recently completed her third Institute of Applied Management (IAML) certification in the area of benefits law.

		Ken Hide Senior Vice President, Risk Management Ken Hide joined SunCorp in 2006 and currently oversees SunCorp’s Risk Management function, responsible for interest rate risk, credit risk, internal audit, compliance and security. Hide has a strong background within the financial services industry particularly in the risk management arena. Prior to joining SunCorp, Hide worked with CoBank for nearly 30 years where served as the Vice President, Special Assets. In that role, Hide was responsible for the liquidation or rehabilitation of the Bank’s largest, most complex lending relationships. At CoBank, Hide also served as the Senior Vice President, Risk Management where he implemented a bank wide risk management framework including internal audit, asset review, treasury oversight (joint modeling and policy development of counter party and derivative risk), credit policy and procedure, risk reporting and monitoring. In addition, Hide had served as the chief credit officer at CoBank’s Omaha office and was vice president of CoBank’s Loan Policy Division in Denver. Hide’s prior experience includes working as an account executive for a stock and commodity brokerage firm and mortgage banks in Omaha. A native of Gering, Nebraska, Hide received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Nebraska at Omaha .