Alan Fishman

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Biographical Information

"Mr Fishman is Chairman of Ladder Capital Finance. Mr Fishman has had an extensive career in the financial services industry, most recently serving as the CEO of Washington Mutual Inc. He previously served as the Chairman of Meridian Capital Group and, from June 2006 to December 2006, as President of Sovereign Bancorp. From March 2001 until the sale of Independence Community Bank to Sovereign in June 2006; served as Independence Community Bank's President and CEO. Previously, he served as the President and CEO at ContiFinancial Corp. from July 1999 to December 2000. Mr. Fishman has been a private equity investor focusing on financial services at Neuberger and Berman, Adler & Shaykin and at his own firm, Columbia Financial Partners LP, and has held a variety of senior executive positions at Chemical Bank and American International Group. He is currently on the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee of Israel Discount Bank and serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Chairman of the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation, Co-Chairman of the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership and on the Boards of several other not-for-profit and civic organizations."

Affiliations

• Director (2009), New York City Investment Fund
• Senior Advisory Board, TowerBrook