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Executive Team Profiles
                            REZA JAHANGIRI – Chief Executive Officer
                            Reza is the founder and chief executive officer of AAG, the nation’s leader in reverse mortgage lending, and an Orange
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                            County Top Workplace since 2013. AAG’s unparalleled brand platform is built upon its highly-recognized national
                            advertising campaign featuring Emmy-award winning actor Tom Selleck. Reza serves as co-chairman of the National
                            Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association board of directors and chairman of Willow International, a non-profit organization
                            dedicated to preventing and rescuing victims of human trafficking in Uganda. Before founding AAG, Reza was president
                            and CEO for several healthcare service companies focused on imaging for the early detection of diseases. Reza has a Bachelor
                            of Science degree from the University of California, Irvine and a Juris Doctor degree from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles.




                            MARTIN LENOIR – Chief Operating Officer/Chief Marketing Officer
                            As chief operating officer, Martin is focused on making sure AAG’s key initiatives are well resourced and managed to
                            ensure that the company delivers on its transformation into a senior home equity solutions provider. In his chief marketing
                            officer role, Martin is responsible for the entire enterprise-wide marketing function, including call center operations, digital
                            marketing, marketing operations, lead generation, financials, and analytics. Martin joined AAG in 2014 after leading several
                            blue-chip companies in similar executive roles. Martin earned his Bachelor of Science degree at the University of
                            Pennsylvania and Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Texas at Austin.




                            MATT ENGEL – Chief Financial Officer

                            As chief financial officer, Matt is responsible for the finance, treasury, capital markets, servicing and accounting aspects of
                            the company. Matt has 24 years of experience in corporate finance and accounting in both the public and private arena.
                            Before joining AAG in April 2014, he served as executive vice president for Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, a commercial real
                            estate services company. Matt earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in accounting from the University of Northern Iowa and is a
                            certified public accountant (inactive, Missouri).





                            PAUL FIORE – Chief Retail Sales & Operations Officer
                            As chief retail sales and operations officer, Paul oversees sales and operations for AAG’s centralized retail sales channel.
                            Since joining the company in 2009 as executive vice president of retail sales, Paul has helped transform AAG into the largest
                            retail originator in the industry. Before joining AAG, Paul was the chief learning officer at Senior Lending Network (World
                            Alliance Financial). He serves on the board of the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association and is a frequent speaker
                            at industry events. Paul earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in marketing from the New York Institute of Technology.






                            MICHAEL JOSEPHS – Chief Information Officer
                            As chief information officer, Michael is responsible for the mission-critical technology platforms that support the company’s
                            business, ensuring the safety and security of its systems and the data that runs on them. He also oversees the execution of
                            key initiatives to further scale, optimize, and continuously improve AAG’s capabilities. Michael joined AAG in January 2016
                            with 25 years’ experience in the technology space.  Michael earned a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science and
                            philosophy from the University of Maryland, College Park.
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                            RICK LIEBER – Chief Risk Officer
                            As chief risk officer, Rick is responsible for AAG’s enterprise risk functions, including compliance, licensing, exam coordination
                            and quality control. His focus is to ensure AAG has an effective risk and control environment that can scale as the company
                            grows. Before joining AAG in June 2017, Rick was the senior vice president of enterprise risk management for OneWest Bank
                            and held similar executive roles for other leading financial institutions. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics
                            from UC Santa Barbara and a Master of Business Administration degree from NYU’s Stern School of Business.




                            AUSTEN VERST – Chief Strategy Officer
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                            As chief strategy officer, Austen is helping AAG create a more objective data-driven business model focused on analytics
                            and metrics to optimize and drive the business. Austen joined AAG in January 2007, making him the company’s second
                            longest tenured employee. He has directed numerous functional areas within AAG, including sales, marketing, training, IT,
                            customer service and business development. Austen holds a degree in industrial engineering from California Polytechnic
                            State University, San Luis Obispo.





                            JULES VOGEL – Chief Legal Officer
                            As chief legal officer, Jules oversees AAG’s legal department, enterprise risk management department and the internal
                            audit department. He also leads AAG Residential Services, a California licensed real estate brokerage subsidiary of AAG
                            established in August 2017. Before joining AAG in 2016, Jules served on the executive teams at IndyMac, OneWest and its
                            reverse mortgage servicing division, Financial Freedom. Jules has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Pitzer College in
                            Claremont, California and a Juris Doctor degree from Columbia University, School of Law in New York.




                            JESSE Q. ALLEN – Executive Vice President, Alternative Distribution

                            As executive vice president of alternative distribution, Jesse is accountable for vision, strategy, and execution for AAG’s
                            national field sales and wholesale mortgage originations business.  Jesse has 30 years of mortgage, consumer, and business
                            banking experience. Before joining AAG in September 2016, he was SVP of sales enablement and execution for Bank of
                            America’s home loans retail sales division. He also helmed its reverse mortgage platform. Jesse earned his Bachelor of
                            Business Administration from Pace University in New York.




                            REBECCA PACILLAS – Senior Vice President, Human Resources
                            As senior vice president of human resources, Rebecca is responsible for the strategic planning, leadership and operational
                            management of all human resources, including talent acquisition, learning & development, benefits, and performance
                            management. Rebecca has more than 20 years of human resources experience. Before joining AAG in November 2012,
                            she directed the HR function at RMA Land Construction. Rebecca studied human resources management at University of
                            California, Riverside.





                            KIMBERLY SMITH – Senior Vice President, Wholesale
                            As senior vice president of wholesale lending, Kim is responsible for the production and growth of AAG’s wholesale
                            division. Before joining AAG in January 2013, Kim served as executive vice president of sales at Generation Mortgage.
                            She began her reverse mortgage career in 2004 with Financial Freedom. Kim earned her Bachelor of Science degree in
                            Business Administration from California State University, San Luis Obispo.
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