George Martinez vs Stephen Gordon

George Martinez

CEO of Allegiance Bancshares

BIO: Mr. George Martinez has been the Chief Executive Officer of Allegiance Bancshares, Inc. since 2008. Mr. Martinez has been the Chief Executive Officer of Allegiance Bank Texas since October 2007. He serves as an Advisor at Sepragen Corporation since July 29, 2016. He has been active as a bank executive in Houston for over 30 years. Mr. Martinez has been the President of Chrysalis Partners LLC since 1999. He is a Senior Partner of Chrysalis Partners LLC. He served from 1980 to 2001 as Chief Executive Officer of a multi-billion dollar publicly traded financial institution. He served as Chief Financial Officer of Sterling Bancshares Inc. and Sterling Bank, the principal banking subsidiary, from January 1997 to March 2001. Prior to 1994, he served as President of Sterling Bancshares Inc. He has been the Chairman of Allegiance Bancshares, Inc. since 2008. Mr. Martinez served as Chairman Emeritus of Sterling Bancshares Inc., until December 31, 2005 and its Chairman from 1994 to October 2004. He served as the Chairman of Sterling Bank since December 1989. He has been an Independent Director of NCI Building Systems Inc. since March 2003. He has been an Independent Director of Allegiance Bank Texas and Allegiance Bancshares, Inc. since 2008. He serves as Director of JumpStart Wireless Corporation. Mr. Martinez served as a Director of Sterling Bancshares Inc. and Sterling Bank (formerly, Sterling Bank) from 1980 to December 31, 2005. He served as Chairman of the Center for Houston's Future. He serves his community on the Board of Directors of the Center for Houston's Future. He served as a Director at Sepragen Corporation since March 14, 2007. He is a Board Member of the CHRISTUS Foundation for Healthcare and the Lone Star College Foundation and as an Emeritus Member of the Council of Overseers for the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management at Rice University. In 2003 he received the Exemplary Leader Award from the Houston Gulf Coast Chapter of the American Leadership Forum. In 2004 he was awarded the Ethical Leadership in Action Award from the University of St. Thomas Center for Business Ethics. Mr. Martinez has a B.A. in Business Administration and Economics from Rice University.

Stephen Gordon

CEO of Opus Bank

BIO: Mr. Stephen H. Gordon has been the Founding Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Opus Bank since September 30, 2010. Mr. Gordon served as the Chief Executive of Real Industry, Inc. (formerly, Signature Group Holdings Inc.) from November, 2007 to September 30, 2008. He served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fremont Reorganizing Corporation since November 2007. Mr. Gordon served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Commercial Capital BanCorp, Inc. since June 1999. He served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Commercial Capital Bank since January 2000 and Fremont Investment & Loan. Mr. Gordon also served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of FIPMC since its formation in April 1998 and as Chief Executive Officer of ComCap, a registered broker dealer and wholly owned subsidiary of Commercial Capital BanCorp, Inc., since founding Commercial Capital BanCorp, Inc. in February 1997. Mr. Gordon served as the sole stockholder and President of Gen Fin, Inc., the general partner of Genesis Financial Partners, LP from July 1995 to December 1996. From October 1988 to July 1995, Mr. Gordon served as an Investment Banker of Sandler O'Neill & Partners, LP was its Partner since January 1992. Mr. Gordon served as the Chairman of Real Industry, Inc. from November, 2007 to June 10, 2010. He serves as a Director of Opus Bank. He served as a Director of Commercial Capital BanCorp, Inc., since 1999. He served as a Director of Gen Fin, Inc. and Commercial Capital Bank.