Mr. Kang: The company started back in the late 1980s, 1989, and grew from a one-branch operation in Los Angeles. We did several acquisitions in the late 1990s and 2000 to 2003 in Northern California, and also on the East Coast. So we became a bicoastal operation to the point where today we're about $3.2 billion in assets. We have 20 branches, and we have five in the New York and New Jersey region. And the balance of the branches are in Southern and Northern California, but primarily Southern California.
TWST: You just took over the reins as CEO. Would you give us a brief summary of your background?
Mr. Kang: After college I was in the Army for three years as an officer in the U.S. Army. After that, I joined KPMG and served with them for 25 years, retired as an Audit Partner, and my specialty was in banking and thrift. So I provided audit services for the banking and thrift industry, and subsequent to that worked for a smaller bank in Los Angeles and then became the CFO for Nara Bank in 2005. And just this year I was promoted to CEO.
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