Gerard Cassidy

GERARD CASSIDY joined RBC Capital Markets in March 1998 as a Bank
Equity Analyst. He is responsible for providing bank research to
the firm’s clients. Prior to joining RBC CM, he was employed by
Unum Corporation as a Senior Bank Analyst. Gerard began his
professional career with Gulf+Western Industries as a Mergers and
Acquisitions Analyst. Gerard earned a BS degree from the
University of Maine in Accounting and Finance in 1980. He
received his MBA from St. John’s University in 1984. He is a
former Board of Director and Secretary of the New York Bank and
Financial Analysts Association. He is currently the President of
the BancAnalysts Association of Boston, Inc.