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Research Team
Brad
Vander Ploeg, Senior Vice President and Director of Research.
Mr. Vander Ploeg was recently appointed to the position of Director of Research.
Based in Chicago, he is responsible for the development of the research product, writing research on certain institutions and
managing the strategic direction of the department. He began his career in 1990 as an investment banking analyst for Merrill
Lynch and has worked as a research analyst for First Union Securities and Robert W. Baird & Co.
He received his B.S. in Economics from the University of Illinois. Prior to joining the Firm, he was a senior equity research
analyst for Raymond James & Associates.
Daniel
E. Cardenas, Senior Vice President.
Mr. Cardenas is responsible for coverage
of a wide variety of small and medium size community banks and thrifts. Mr. Cardenas joined Howe Barnes in 1993 as
an analyst covering Midwest banks and thrifts and is widely quoted by both regional and national publications.
Prior to joining Howe Barnes, he worked in the Supervision and Regulation Division of the Federal Reserve Bank of
Chicago for four and a half years, performing supervisory financial analysis. Mr. Cardenas holds a Bachelors of
Business Administration in Accounting from St. Mary's University, San Antonio, Texas, and a
Masters of Business Administration in Finance from St. Mary's University.
Donald
A. Worthington, First Vice President.
Mr. Worthington joined Hoefer & Arnett in 2002 as a research analyst with the primary responsibilities of covering
commercial banks and thrift institutions based in California. Mr. Worthington has over 30 years of management and
analytical experience in the financial services industry, including 26 years with the Federal Home Loan Bank of
San Francisco where he last served as Vice President, Credit. Mr. Worthington received a Bachelor of Science in Finance
from San Jose State University and an MBA in Finance from Golden Gate University. Mr. Worthington, based in
San Francisco, was selected by the Wall Street Journal as the #1 Bank Analyst in the country for 2004.
Mark
A. Muth, Vice President.
Mr. Muth provides Howe Barnes Hoefer & Arnett research and analysis on community banks and thrifts throughout the Southeast
United States. He joined Howe Barnes from FTN Midwest Securities Corporation where he was a senior research analyst.
Mr. Muth, based in Nashville, was ranked #4 of 125 bank analysts on Wall Street Journal's 2007 "Best on the Street."
He is a graduate of University of Tennessee with a degree in finance.
John
L. Rodis, Vice President.
Mr. Rodis provides equity research and analysis on small- and mid-cap financial institutions in the Midwestern part of
the United States. Prior to joining Howe Barnes Hoefer & Arnett, Mr. Rodis was a managing director at Stieven Capital Advisors.
He has over 12 years analyzing equity securities of community banking organizations. Mr. Rodis received his Bachelor of Science
in Finance from the University of Missouri- St. Louis and his Masters of Business Administration from
St. Louis University.
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