George Baker Email and Phone Number

Senior professional with Asia/Pacific background--Greater China and Vietnam focus and extensive general management and business development experience in trade finance, commercial lending and correspondent banking. Prior to FENB, worked as VP for National Bank of Canada, Los Angeles, CA from 3/89 to 11/97. From 2/95 to 11/97 marketed international products and services nationally to over 400 banks generating new credit lines for Foreign Exchange and Letters of Credit totaling $150 million. From 3/89 to 1/95 managed staff of four, responsible for developing corporate and middle market loans in western U.S. ($430 million in loans approved of which $265 million closed). 1987 to 1989 established and responsible for OCBC Bank Los Angeles Rep Office. Experience in trade financing from 1976-1987 with Security Pacific Bank, First Interstate Bank and Crocker National Bank. Worked in Asia Pacific Group of Citibank from 1969 to 1975 in New York, Singapore, Fiji Islands and Hong Kong where I received international operations training, opened three new branches in Fiji and responsible for five officers and trading industry portfolio of 275 accounts in Hong Kong as well as playing an active role in developing bank's China policy.Specialties: Branch application process for Vietnam; correspondent banking in Vietnam and Greater China. Fluent in Mandarin Chinese.