Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> August 16, 2004

HOWARD NATHAN – PELICAN FINANCIAL INC (PFI) (PFI)

HOWARD M. NATHAN has been a Director, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Pelican Financial, Inc., and Washtenaw Mortgage since April 2000. Director and Chief Financial Officer of The Washtenaw Group, Inc., since August 2003, he has been a a company related by common ownership. He was Controller of Washtenaw Mortgage from December 1999 to March 2000. Previously, Mr. Nathan worked at Grant Thornton, LLP, for over two years as a Senior Auditor with a focus on financial institutions. He worked at Republic Bancorp Mortgage for over four years in various positions including Controller. Profile
TWST: What is Pelican Financial, Inc.?

Mr. Nathan: Founded in 1997, Pelican Financial, Inc., is the holding

company for Naples, Florida-based Pelican National Bank. Until December

2003, it was