EGBN Eagle Bancorp Inc

EagleBank is proud to announce the addition of three new members, John Akridge, IV, George Chopivsky, III and Brad Mendelson, to its District of Columbia Board, and two new members, Susan Gabay and Robert Malm, to its Northern Virginia Advisory Board. These Advisory Boards help generate more one-on-one communications and insight into the needs of local businesses. Members provide valuable feedback as they interact with bank management and their own various and specific business segments.

The new Advisory Boards members include:

District of Columbia Advisory Board:

John Akridge, IV, Founder, Height Analytics—provides investment analysis in key regulated sectors by integrating fundamental and policy research to better understand the financial impact across the capital structure. As an independent firm, they are unburdened by traditional investment banking bureaucracies, allowing them to provide unbiased, predictive analysis. Akridge was Head of Arlington Sales Trading at FBR Capital Markets and spent eleven years on the trading desk.

George Chopivsky, III, Vice President—Mid Atlantic Region, Simpson Housing, LLP—a national fully-integrated real estate firm that is focused on developing, acquiring, and operating multifamily apartment communities across the country. Chopivsky is a graduate of Yale University.

Brad L. Mendelson, CPA, MST, Principal, Mendelson & Mendelson—a CPA firm in Potomac, Maryland that offers a wide range of accounting and tax services to individuals and business clients. Mendelson earned a Bachelor of Science in Management from Tulane University's Freeman School of Business in New Orleans, LA, and a Master of Science in Taxation from American University's Kogod School of Business.  

Northern Virginia Advisory Board:

Susan M. Gabay, Managing Director and Founder, Bluestone Capital Partners—directs key client relationships and oversees transaction execution for the firm's client engagements. With more than 13 years of Wall Street and middle-market investment banking experience, Gabay has focused primarily on advising companies, investors, and executives operating in the aerospace/defense, information technology, and professional and technical services markets. Gabay was previously a senior vice president with BB&T Capital Markets|Windsor Group, and also worked with Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. in New York. Gabay is a graduate of Duke University.

Robert Malm, Managing Partner, BeaconCrest Homes—is a luxury homebuilder in the Nation's Capital area. Malm, a native of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, is a second generation family homebuilder, who began learning the craft at an early age with Craftmark Homes and Craftstar Homes. Malm is a graduate of Virginia Tech University.

Comprised of individuals well known in their respective fields, the Advisory Boards provide EagleBank with their expertise. Albert A. D'Alessandro, President, Financial Solutions, LLC, chairs all three advisory boards.  Other members include:

District of Columbia Advisory Board: Donald Blanchon, Whitman-Walker Health; Christopher M. Brown, Ackerman Legal, PLLC; Gregory J. Casten, OceanPro Industries, LLC; Barry N. Dickstein, Blackstreet Capital Management, LLC; Lynda Ellis, Capitol Concierge; and, Zeid Masri, SilverHaze Partners, LLC.

Maryland Advisory Board: Anthony A. Cantalupo, Jr., The Cantalupo Law Group; Jay A. Eichberg, Eichberg Construction Co.; Joann Kay, Kay Brothers Management Co.; Maureen West McCarthy, CPA, Snyder Cohn, PC; Larry E. Walker, The Walker Group; Jeffrey E. Weintraub, CPA, Goodman & Company; and, Marc Wertheimer, Esq., Wertheimer & Ciazza, LLC.

Northern Virginia Advisory Board: Douglas C. Boggs, Esq., Patton Boggs; Kristina Bouweiri, Reston Limousine; Enrico Cecchi, IDI Group Companies; Matt Curry, Curry's Auto Service; Harry M. Glazer, Kelley Drye & Warren, LLP; Harry Klaff, Jones Lang LaSalle; Wade Tetsuka, CPA, U.S. Transactions, Corp.; and, Richard C. Thomas, Clark's Litho.

"I am very pleased to further enhance our District and Northern Virginia Advisory Boards as we continue to attract very successful professionals and leaders in our community," said EagleBank President of Community Banking Thomas D. Murphy. "We are extremely fortunate to have such respected and talented professionals join the EagleBank team, and look forward to taking advantage of their experience and knowledge." 

ABOUT EAGLE BANCORP, INC. AND EAGLEBANK

Eagle Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for EagleBank, which commenced operations in 1998. The Bank is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, and conducts full service banking services through 15 offices, located in Montgomery County, Maryland, Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia. The Company focuses on building relationships with businesses, professionals and individuals in its marketplace.

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