The Financial Women's Association Of San Francisco
Presents
An Industry Leadership Event

"Bank Lending in 2010 and Beyond:
What's Coming and What Does it Mean?"

Featuring
A Panel of Industry Experts

The Financial Women's Association and ACG San Francisco Chapter invite you to an Industry Leadership panel discussion featuring experts:

Moderator:

• Gary C. Zimmerman - Senior Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Panelists:

• Scott Elaine Case - Managing Director - VMG Partners

• Jeanne Montague - Founding and Managing Partner - Barnard/Montague Capital Advisors

• Ron Vyse - Senior Vice President & Business Development Officer - Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

The falling number of bank loans is emerging as the No. 1 economic concern of 2010. But while many expect the credit crunch to continue, falling bank loans might not be as bad a problem as many people think. What is the future of credit and bank lending? How have lenders changed the way they lend? What are the big opportunities? What does the regulatory environment portend? What's coming down the pike this year and beyond?

About the Speakers

Gary Zimmerman joined the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco in 1973. As an economist, his research, analysis, and outreach activities support both the Economic Research and Public Information Departments. From 1996 to 1999, Gary served as the FDIC's San Francisco Regional Economist. Gary's research has focused on economic and banking topics in the Twelfth District. He has written articles on the high-tech sector, the effects of the Asian crisis on the regional economy, and the cyclical behavior of industries like high-tech, aerospace, and construction. Other published research has covered community bank performance, banking industry competition, and foreign banking activities in California. Many of his research papers are published in the Bank's Economic Letter and Economic Review and are available on the Bank's website. Gary earned his B.A. and M.A. in Economics from Cal-State East Bay (Hayward). He also has been a guest professor at the Wirtschaftsuniversitat Wien (Economics University of Vienna) in Austria. Prior to that, he lectured on banking and financial institutions at the Graduate School of Business at Cal-State University, Hayward.

For over 20 years, Ms. Case has been investing in and advising some of the most significant US and global consumer product companies and brands. Ms. Case began her career at JP Morgan in 1985, was at Merrill Lynch from 1996-1998 and was a Managing Director at Deutsche Bank responsible for the global consumer products group until 2002. As a banker, Ms. Case executed transactions including Gillette's acquisition of Duracell, Bacardi's acquisition of Martini & Rossi and lead managed equity offerings including Carson Products, Dial Corporation and NuSkin International. In 2002, Ms. Case moved into private equity at TSG Consumer Partners. She left in 2005 to form VMG Partners and currently serves on the boards of two of the firm's portfolio companies: Timbuk2 and Colorescience. In 2006, she served as the interim CEO of Timbuk2; she currently serves as the interim CEO of Colorescience. Ms. Case received her B.S. in Computer Science from Bucknell University.

Jeanne Montague has over 25 years of experience in various aspects of corporate finance including mergers, acquisitions and divestitures as well as the sourcing of senior debt, subordinated debt and equity capital to finance acquisitions or growth capital needs. She is the Managing Partner at Barnard/Montague Capital Advisors, a boutique investment bank headquartered in San Francisco. In addition to the firm's M&A practice, she also works extensively with privately-held middle market companies to identify an appropriate lender from the firm's global network of qualified institutions and then to structure and negotiate innovative financing solutions that solve the client's short and long term capital needs. Transaction sizes range from $10 million to $200 million with companies that are involved in a wide variety of industries, including food, consumer products, distribution and business services. Prior to her successful investment banking career, Ms. Montague had experience as a global lending officer with Bank of America, as the Chief Financial Officer with Chemoil Corporation and in the merger and acquisition practice at PriceWaterhouse Coopers. She has been a guest lecturer in the Entrepreneurial Studies Program at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, the Practicing Law Institute and numerous other industry forums. Ms. Montague received her BA in International Relations from Connecticut College and her MBA in Finance and Accounting from Columbia University, Graduate School of Business.

Ron Vyse is Senior Vice President and Business Development Officer for the Mt. Diablo Regional Commercial Banking Office (RCBO) in Concord. In this capacity, Ron is responsible for soliciting new commercial banking relationships with companies in the 680 Corridor that have annual sales of $20 million up to $500 million. Ron earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Montana State University in 1988, and is a 2000 graduate of the Pacific Coast Banking School at the University of Washington. He has been very active in his community throughout his career, serving in numerous civic and non-profit organizations. Currently, he is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Livermore Chamber of Commerce, and sits on the board of both the Tri-Valley Business Council and the First Tee of the Tri-Valley.

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