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Douglas T. Hendrickson, President

Doug has over 25 years of experience in financial services. He is a leading benefit consultant and financial advisor to corporate clients and business owners in numerous industries. He has advised major financial institutions, large manufacturing businesses, and middle market companies in areas of employee benefits, strategic acquisitions, capital structure, and sale transactions.

Before running his own company, Doug spent 15 years with Chemical Bank working in New York, New Jersey and Texas. During his banking career Doug worked in the corporate banking and middle market lending group where he filled a variety of positions including that of Senior Credit Officer. In that role he was responsible for working on and approving transactions up to $100 million and was involved in all types of deals including several mergers and acquisitions.

Doug received his BA in economics from the College of Wooster and his MBA from Columbia University Business School in New York. He also completed advanced professional studies at Harvard Business School. Doug was a frequent speaker in the Chemical Bank Credit Training Program. Doug and his wife live in Manhattan and have two kids. Doug is a Deacon of the Brick Presbyterian Church and member of The Union Club, The Rockaway Hunting Club, and Sankaty Golf & Beach Club in Nantucket.

John D. Poppe, Jr., Director

John Poppe is a respected financial executive, banker, operator and benefit consultant. Prior to joining Hendrickson & Company in 2003, John served as Chief Financial Officer for a private middle market manufacturing concern. Mr. Poppe has also founded a business consulting and advisory firm.

John has 9 years of executive finance and operations experience. Before running a company, John spent several years originating, analyzing and structuring middle market corporate finance transactions for Chemical Bank. During his career, John has structured merger and acquisition transactions, reorganized companies, established oversea operations, developed and implemented I/T systems, negotiated debt agreements, and managed investor relations. From strategic planning and high-end finance to understanding daily operational requirements, John has built a career understanding the needs of middle-market owners.

John received his MBA from The Stern School of Business, New York University. He also completed the Chemical Bank Corporate Finance Training Program. John and his wife live in Staten Island, NY.

J. Douglas Sherwen, Jr., Vice President

Doug Sherwen has over 25 years of experience in the insurance industry. He is a respected employee benefits advisor and a founding partner in a real estate development firm. He comes to Hendrickson & Company after serving as Vice President with the Chase Insurance Agency, a division of JPMorgan Chase. His primary focus is working with Financial Institutions in developing their employee benefit programs.

Doug is one of the leading group association insurance marketing executives in the industry. During his career he has held senior positions with firms such as Marsh & McLennan, United States Life/American General (now AIG), Continental American Life and the Insurance Services division of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. Many of these positions involved association marketing programs.

Mr. Sherwen received both his Bachelor of Science and MBA degrees from Seton Hall University, holds insurance licenses in many states and has been a speaker at various insurance and banking conferences. Doug and his wife live in New Jersey where he is active in local civic organizations.

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