Aldrich, Mark E.

Mr. Aldrich is a principal of Aldrich Bonnefin & Moore, PLC, specializing in bank regulatory issues and corporate and securities matters. Mr. Aldrich actively advises California banking institutions, their Boards of Directors and Audit Committees. Mr. Aldrich manages the Corporate Practice Group which includes commercial lending, employment law and corporate securities law for the firm. Mr. Aldrich has handled bank formations, securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions of financial institutions, as well as bank regulatory and enforcement matters.

Mr. Aldrich is a graduate of Loyola Marymount University and the University of Southern California Law Center. From 1976 until 1980, he was employed in the legal department of Security Pacific National Bank. Since 1980, he has been in private legal practice, including the formation and continuous representation of the Bankers' Compliance Group®.

Mr. Aldrich has been a frequent speaker for the Bankers' Compliance Group®, the California Bankers Association and other financial institution organizations. Mr. Aldrich speaks on a variety of topics, including commercial lending, corporate governance and bank director and management issues. Mr. Aldrich has been the Course Instructor for the California Bankers' Association (CBA) Director Certification Program since 2002 and was a member of the CBA Corporate Governance Task force.

Mr. Aldrich has served on the Financial Institutions Committee of the State Bar of California from 1993 to 1998, was Secretary from 1994-1995 and chaired that Committee in 1997-1998.

Mr. Aldrich is also Chairman of Bankers' Compliance Group, Inc., an affiliate of Aldrich Bonnefin & Moore, which specializes in banking publications and compliance consulting.

Since 1994, Mr. Aldrich has been a director and was past Chairman of the J.F. Shea Therapeutic Riding Center in San Juan Capistrano, California, a horse-related therapy program for the disabled. In 2011, he was the first recipient of the Shea Center Board's Mark E. Aldrich Leadership Award, named in his honor. He is also a past Board Member and past Vice Chairman of Development of the Pacific Chorale in Orange County, California, and is currently a vocalist performing in the tenor section of that organization.