The Company’s Board of Directors currently consists of three members but is expected to expand following the Offering. Each director will be expected to support the Company through his or her own personal and professional networks. We expect that a majority of the Company’s Board of Directors will be outside directors and have prior banking and finance experience. The Company’s executive officers are appointed by and hold office at the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors
Mr. Nguyen is founder, Chairman and President of the Company. Mr. Nguyen received his Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Houston. Prior to his role with the Company, Mr. Nguyen acted as a business consultant for various US corporations in Vietnam for over twenty years. Through Mr. Nguyen’s experience as a consultant, he has established and maintained valuable relationships with numerous key Vietnamese officials. In addition to his role with the Company, Mr. Nguyen currently owns a commercial real estate brokerage firm in Houston, Texas.
Mr. Piggott is a director and founder of the Company and has over forty years of experience in the banking industry in Houston, Texas. Currently, Mr. Piggott is a licensed mortgage loan officer with NEXA Mortgage, LLC. Prior to such role, Mr. Piggott served as the Chief Credit Officer for Wallis State Bank and as Chief Executive Officer of numerous state and national banks including Central Bank, United National Bank and Allied Bank.
Mr. Kasani is a director and founder of the Company. Mr. Kasani received his Master of Business Administration from California State University, Chico, and is a Certified Public Accountant (“CPA”) in Texas, California and Virginia. In addition to his role with the Company, Mr. Kasani has owned his own CPA practice in Houston, Texas for seventeen years and has been a commercial real estate investor for fifteen years.