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President and Chief Executive Officer, Head of Investment Banking

The Ziegler Companies, Inc. (symbol: ZGCO) is a growth-oriented boutique investment banking and investment services firm with a primary focus in the healthcare, senior living and church and school sectors. Operations encompass capital markets (capital advisory services, bond underwriting, mortgage banking, institutional sales and trading) wealth management, including asset management and investment services, and alternative investments. Nationally, Ziegler Capital Markets is ranked as one of the leading investment banking firms for not-for-profit healthcare and senior living organizations, as well as religious institutions and schools. Ziegler Wealth Management (retail brokerage) encompasses investment and consulting services for individuals, families, business owners and institutions. It operates a network of financial advisors throughout the nation. Ziegler's alternative investing activities include raising and deploying capital through private investment funds with investment objectives related to the real estate, services and technology sectors of the healthcare and senior living industries.

Dan Hermann joined Ziegler in 1987. He has recently been named President and CEO as well as head of Zieger's investment banking practice and is a member of the Board of Directors. During his tenure, he has become a leading investment banker in the senior living industry. He has far-ranging experience in the management, structuring and financial analysis of every type of senior living financing. During his 31 years with Ziegler, Dan has structured and managed more than 185 senior living financings exceeding $5.0 billion. He has utilized his expertise to create financing structures for a large clientele - from stand-alone nursing homes to multi-facility, multi-state systems, including start-up campuses and campuses undergoing major renovation projects. His particular emphasis in recent years has been to provide resources for key decision-makers in an organization to effectuate sound financial and strategic planning initiatives. To that end, Dan has assisted numerous multi-facility systems in their corporate planning efforts. When appropriate, he assists these and other organizations in the structuring of their financings and has developed financing alternatives using the broadest range of financing structures available to maximize yields and flexibility for his clients: traditional fixed rate issues, credit enhanced variable rate structures, extendable rate unenhanced issues, derivative applications and off-balance sheet financings. Prior to joining Ziegler, he worked for a "Big Four" accounting firm. Dan was named to the Contemporary Long Term Care 2005 CLTC Power & Influence Top 25 listing, the magazine's selection of today's decision makers "who hold the reins and help shape the path" for senior living. He has lectured at Harvard and internationally on senior living finance and served as a member of the CARF-Continuing Care Accreditation Commission's Financial Advisory Panel.