EDWARD TSUKER et11f35f2@westpost.net 36 Shore Park Road Home 516.773.4873 Great Neck, NY 11023 Cell 917.971.

6669 MANAGING DIRECTOR Capital Markets / Structured Equity / Special Situations / Private Equity More than 15 years of Capital Markets and Corporate Finance experience with an e stablished record of success generating new business, sourcing lucrative investm ent opportunities, leading teams, building Capital Markets divisions, and struct uring/executing capital markets transactions to increase revenue to drive growth . Combines exceptional business relationship management skills with strategic, f inancial, analytical, negotiation, and leadership competencies; extensive networ k of investor relationships. Strong and decisive leader with the utmost respect from colleagues worldwide. Expertise includes: Business Development / Change Management / International Business / Project Mana gement / Restructuring / Client Relations IPO's / Start Ups & Emerging Ventures / Market Analysis / Territory Management / Negotiations / Financial Analysis / IT Structured & Closed 100+ US and International Transactions and raised more than $5 Billion for Emerging Growth Companies throughout Career Bilingual English and Russian / Masters Degree in Finance PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: KNIGHT CAPITAL GROUP, New York, NY 2008 to 201 0 (NYSE & Euronext; KCG) - Dynamic capital markets firm (leading source of off-ex change liquidity in US equities with a greater share volume than any US exchange ) that provides market access & trade execution services across multiple asset c lasses to buy-side, sell-side, and corporate issuer clients - Founded in 1995 a nd now has 1,000+ employees. Managing Director, Equity Capital Markets / Head of Special Equity Group High-profile leadership position for this dynamic capital markets firm with offi ces across the US and a growing international presence in Europe and Asia. Firm has 3 operation business segments; Equities/Fixed Income, Currencies & Commoditi es (FICC), and Corporate. Scope of responsibilities was diverse and included; id entifying, structuring, and executing capital market transactions (Registered Di rects, CMPO's, PIPE's, ATM Programs, IPO's, and Follow-on Offerings), business d evelopment, relationship building/management, negotiations, and compliance. * Developed strategic capital raising solutions and trained relationship bankers on capital markets products. * Instrumental in building the Equity Capital Markets group (knight had primaril y been a market maker prior) and establishing procedures & policies (including c ompliance). * Successfully negotiated and closed every one of Knight's capital market transa ctions (12 total), and built/cultivated 100+ Hedge Fund relationships (US & Inte rnational) to drive revenue growth. MAXIM GROUP LLC, New York, NY 2006 to 20 08 Leading boutique investment banking, securities, and investment management firm

providing services to a diverse range of corporations, institutional investors, and high-net-worth individuals - 500+ employees with $150M in annual revenue. Senior Managing Director, Capital Markets / Head of Private Equity Capital Marke ts Recruited to build Maxim's Private Equity Capital Markets Group and develop stra tegic partnerships to drive immediate and long-term revenue growth; sourced, str uctured, and executed capital market transactions. Responsible for regulatory co mpliance with FINRA/NASD, and creating capital financing solutions. EDWARD TSUKER Page 2 et11f35f2@westpost.net MAXIM GROUP LLC (Continued): * Successfully built the Private Equity Capital Markets Group and personally str uctured and delivered more than 20 Capital Market transactions; included Convert ible Debt, PIPES's, Registered Directs, Follow-on's, SPAC's, Reverse Mergers, an d more. * Trained, developed, mentored, and led Institutional Sales Teams on Private Pla cement sales and account management techniques. Created high-impact, high-yield sales training programs to drive revenue. RODMAN & RENSHAW LLC, New York, NY 2002 to 2006 Full-service investment bank providing corporate finance, strategic advisory ,an d related services to public & private Co's across multiple sectors/regions - C ompany also provides research, sales, and trading services to institutional inve stors and is the leader in Private Investment in the Public Equity (PIPE) & Regi stered Direct offering (RD) transaction markets. Co-Founder, Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer, Investment Banking Co-built new venture from startup to highly-successful investment bank; helped p osition the company to achieve its current status as #1 PIPE and RD Placement Ag ent (aggregate financing transactions). Responsibilities included; portfolio due -diligence, investment market research, business development, IT management, ne gotiations, compliance (FINRA/NASD), and sourcing/structuring/executing capital market transactions; Registered Directs, CMPO's, PIPEs, ATM Programs, IPO's, and Follow-on Offerings. * Negotiated and closed 50+ (all) capital market transactions ($3B in emerging g rowth Company capital), and built/led 2 new investment management offices. * Hired, trained, developed, mentored, and led research analysts, institutional salespeople, and operations staff. Collaborated daily with CEO's, CFO's, fund ma nagers, portfolio managers, and analysts. * Established all IT systems and processes in addition to HR policies and proced ures (including Healthcare and other company benefits). PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: LADENBURG THALMANN & COMPANY, New York, NY Vice President, Head of Operations Structured Finance Group EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: MS - Finance SACRAMENTO REGENT UNIVERSITY, Sacramento, CA (1992) 1999 to 2002

BBA - Business / Computer Science HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY, Uniondale, NY (1987) Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Series 7, 63, and 55. Highly-proficient in Microsoft Office and Capital Markets Systems; DealLogic, iP reo, and more.