Damian Howard Email & Phone Number

Omaha, Ne

Chief Investment Officer for Security National Bank of Omaha's Trust Department

Omaha, Ne

Managing equity portfolio

Peoria, Illinois Area

Caterpillar Strategic InvestmentsBlack Belt III May 2006 to August 2007• Project manager • Lead cross functional team seeking ways to improve various aspects of the acquisition and integration process• Support the Growth Beyond Core Process• Support mergers and acquisition transaction managers on acquisition projects• Coordinate budgeting and reporting process for groupCaterpillar Investment Management LimitedPortfolio Manager April 2001 to May 2006• Manage small-capitalization portfolio• Portfolio has outperformed by over three percent annually since inception.• Analyze financial services sector for large and mid-capitalization portfolios.• Outperformed financial services sectors in mid and large cap indices by two to six percent annually• Supported analysis of the transportation, and producer durable sectors for large and mid-capitalization portfolios.• Support marketing and shareholder communications efforts. • Develop and maintain proprietary analysis and valuation models for analyst group.• Oversee training and development of junior analyst.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Manager April 1998 to March 2001• Researched, analyzed, and valued public and private investment opportunities in the banking, thrift, investment banker, and data processing industries for top-performing hedge fund/merchant banking organization.• Developed proprietary equity valuation models, conducted off- and on-site due diligence, wrote extensive research reports, made specific recommendations, and placed discretionary trades.• Quoted in Wall Street Journal and SNL Thrift Investor on bank stock investing.• Served on Board of Directors of publicly traded company.

Kalamazoo, Michigan Area

Mergers and Acquisition Analyst II (Corporate Development) September 1989 to April 1998• Completed analysis of potential acquisition candidates including pricing, bid preparation, due diligence direction, communication with acquisition candidates or investment bankers, and review of merger agreements.• Successfully completed over $1 billion worth of bank and thrift acquisition with over $8.2 billion in assets, and $36 million of insurance agency and investment management company acquisitions.• Completed analysis and execution of corporate-wide debt and capital management, including placement of all corporate issues and facilities and repurchase of company stock in open market.• Allocated capital to various lines of business and reviewed of returns on invested capital.• Prepared corporate capital plan.• Completed management of parent company cash position and borrowings on a $350 million line of credit facility.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance & International Business

Bachelor’S Degree, Economics, I Graduated Magna Cum Laude With A Majors In Economics And German

Activities and Societies: Phi Delta ThetaWhile at Wabash, I was an exchange student to the University of Munich, Germany for my junior year.