MARK T. GILES

Chairman

Mr. Giles has over 40 years of experience in private equity investing and commercial banking. As a founding partner of Anchormarck Holdings LLC, Mark works closely with management of several operating companies in which he has made long-term investments both through Anchormarck and individually. Mark was a founding partner of Panda Holdings, LLC and prior to forming Panda in 2007, Mark served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Virginia National Bank, where he continued to serve as the non-executive chairman until 2012. Previously Mark served as President of Sterling Bancshares, Inc., a publicly traded Houston banking and mortgage company. Also in Houston and until joining Sterling in 1995, Mark was President of Charter Bancshares, Inc., which he joined in 1986 and where he previously served as chief financial officer.  Prior to joining Charter, Mark practiced law with the Houston law firm Bracewell & Patterson (now Bracewell LLP). In Charlottesville, Mark has chaired various local civic and charitable boards. He received a BS degree in Finance from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia and is a graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law.

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