Roger N. Gladstone

ROGER N. GLADSTONE, has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
Shochet Holding Corporation since November 1999, and an Executive
Officer and Director of Shochet Securities since it became a subsidiary
of Firebrand Financial Group in November 1995. Mr. Gladstone has served
as Vice Chairman of the Board of Firebrand Financial Group since June
1999 and as a Director of that company since January 1987. From 1987 to
June 1999, he served as President of Firebrand Financial Group. Mr.
Gladstone serves on the Board of Arbitrators of the National Association
of Securities Dealers, Inc. He is also a member of The Young Presidents
Organization and an honorary member of the Board of Directors of the Sid
Jacobson Community Center in Roslyn, New York. Mr. Gladstone is a
Director of No Small Affair South, a charitable foundation which
provides positive experiences for disadvantaged children. From 1984
through 1986, Mr. Gladstone was engaged primarily in the acquisition,
management, syndication and operation of real estate projects. From 1980
through 1984, Mr. Gladstone was engaged in the private practice of law
in New York. Mr. Gladstone received his BA from Stanford University, his
MBA from New York University and his JD from the Benjamin N. Cardozo
School of Law, Yeshiva University. Mr. Gladstone is a member in
goodstanding with New York and Florida Bar associations.