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Counsel with 28 years experience looking for a Middle Management position.

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John E. Benz 715 Old Mill Road, E20 Wyomissing, PA 19610 610-223-0691 [email protected]

CAREER SUMMARY Attorney/MBA with extensive experience in corporate, regulatory, commercial, and general business law and transactions. Skilled at handling unique and diverse assignments. Daily responsibilities involve corporate transactions, compliance/ risk management, litigation management, and regulatory transactions and reportin g. Interact extensively with Board of Directors, executive management, and regu latory agencies. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Kadent Corporation-Wyomissing, PA Current A national accounts management/recovery company General Counsel/Legal Network Manager Developed and manage multi-state in-house Legal Department Draft and implement corporate policies and procedures Manage retained counsel and corporate litigation Negotiate settlements, draft related agreements Process corporate transactions Oversee regulatory compliance and multi-state licensing Negotiate leases and real estate transactions Sovereign Bancorp-Wyomissing, PA 1999-2009 A major regional bank holding company Counsel/Chief Compliance Officer/Assistant Secretary * * * * * Developed and implemented comprehensive compliance/risk management program Coordinated preparation of corporate SEC filings (8-K, 10-Q, 10-K, DEF 14A) Managed responses to regulatory examinations Acted as liaison with federal and state regulatory agencies Monitored executive officer and Director securities transactions, prepared and filed SEC Forms 3, 4, and 5 * Incorporated, divested, and merged subsidiaries * Counsel/Secretary of numerous subsidiaries * Member, merger and acquisition due diligence task force National City Corporation-Pittsburgh, PA 1996-1999 A Midwestern bank holding company Vice President/Staff Attorney/Assistant Secretary * * * * * d Processed regulatory applications to facilitate mergers and acquisitions Negotiated and documented complex commercial transactions Monitored litigation, prepared and presented status reports to Board Conducted merger and acquisition due diligence Negotiated and documented the acquisition and divestiture of business units an subsidiaries

* Counsel/Secretary of numerous subsidiaries * Negotiated, reviewed and documented vendor contracts * Legal Department representative, acquisition integration team Integra Financial Corporation-Pittsburgh, PA 1982-1996 A regional bank holding company; acquired by National City Corporation in 19 96 Counsel/Assistant Secretary * Advised senior management concerning acquisition and divestiture of business u nits * Managed legal and regulatory aspects of numerous mergers and acquisitions * Managed compliance with federal and state regulatory requirements * Served as primary legal advisor to Human Resources and Corporate Trust Departm ents * Monitored significant litigation and processed routine litigation EDUCATION JD (Business Law)-University of Pittsburgh School of Law 1980 MBA (Finance)-University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Business 1977 BA (Economics)-Lehigh University 1976 Other-University of Bath, Bath, England 1975 Master Planner Certification (municipal planning)-Center For Community Leadership, Albright College 2008 ASSOCIATIONS Planning Commission (Member)-Borough of Wyomissing, PA Park and Shade Tree Commission (Member)-Borough of Wyomissing, PA Pennsylvania and Berks County Bar Associations (Member) Wills For Heroes Foundation and Get Help Now Pennsylvania (Volunteer)

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