Michael A. Schwartz has been the Chief Compliance Officer since October 2015, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of Newtek Business Services Corp. since January 2015, and a member of the Company’s executive committee since November 2014. Prior to that, Mr. Schwartz was Senior Counsel to the Company, representing the Company and its subsidiaries, with a focus on the origination, closing, sale, servicing and securitization of SBA loans to qualifying small businesses. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Schwartz spent twenty-two years in private practice specializing in complex litigation in the fields of securities (Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, commercial law, unfair employment practices, consumer protection and antitrust. Mr. Schwartz served on the Company’s Board of Directors from 2005 through 2009.