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William E. Saunders, Jr. was appointed as a director in August 2014 and has served on the Company’s Audit Committee since his appointment.  He also chaired the Company’s Credit Risk and Compliance Committee until it became two separate committees, the Credit Risk Committee and the Compliance Committee in March 2018, when Mr. Saunders was then nominated to serve as chair of the Credit Risk Committee and as a member of the Compliance Committee. Mr. Saunders has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Community Choice Financial Inc., a leading retailer of alternative consumer financial services products since June 2008, and Chairman of its Board of Directors since May 2014, after joining the company as its Chief Financial Officer in March 2006. Prior to joining Community Choice Financial (previously CheckSmart Financial Holdings), Mr. Saunders was a Vice President for Stephens Inc. from 2004 to 2006 and, prior to that held numerous positions at several investment banks and Arthur Andersen, an accounting firm. Mr. Saunders holds a Bachelor of Science in Business with Special Attainment in Accounting and Commerce from Washington & Lee University and is a certified public accountant in the State of Georgia.