Industry Personnel And Company News

February 9, 2007
First Capital: Mark A. Sunshine has been promoted to president. He will retain his title as chief operating officer. John W. Kiefer will remain chief executive officer of First Capital. Previously, Mr. Sunshine was chief operating officer and chief financial officer of First Capital. Prior to First Capital, Mr. Sunshine was a managing director at Westwood Capital, an investment bank that specializes in meeting the needs of the commercial finance industry, of which he is a founding partner. Previously, he held senior positions with Oppenheimer & Co., Inc., where he worked in the Financial Institutions Group and the Fixed Income Capital Market Group. He also previously served as CFO for a NYSE listed closed-end mutual fund and as an investment banker at Prudential-Bache Securities, Inc. Mr. Sunshine formerly practiced law at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan and was an accountant with Coopers & Lybrand. He also taught accounting at the University of Michigan.

Mark Hogard was promoted to take over the chief financial officer responsibilities for Mr. Sunshine. He was previously executive vice president and finance and administration manager at the firm. He will retain his title as executive vice president. Prior to First Capital, Mr. Hogard held senior positions at Southwestern Bank in Oklahoma City, Central Bank & Trust in Fort Worth and KPMG in Oklahoma City. He is a Certified Public Accountant.