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Robert S. Giambrone

Director at Sterling National Bank

Robert S. Giambrone, also known as Bob, serves as Chief Financial Officer of FIG Acquisition Corp. Mr. Giambrone served as Chief Financial and Administrative Officer of KBW Inc. (Alternate name KBW LLC) since August 1, 2005 and served as its Principal Accounting Officer and Executive Vice President. Mr. Giambrone has been an Independent Director at Sterling Bancorp. since 2015. Mr. Giambrone served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Inc. since June 2002 until 2013, where Mr. Giambrone managed all of KBW's key strategic initiatives including the initial public offering of its shares. Prior to joining KBW, Mr. Giambrone served as an Executive Director of the Asset Management Division of Morgan Stanley from 1995 to 2002. He served as Vice President of Morgan Stanley Income Securities Inc. and Morgan Stanley Dean Witter High Income Advantage Trust II. He served as an Executive Officer of KPMG LLP. He served as Chief Administrative Officer of Morgan Stanley Investment Management from 1995 to 2002. He served several positions at KPMG from 1976 to 1995, including Partner from 1987 to 1995, where he served as client service partner for major financial institutions in the New York metropolitan area during his nearly 20-year career. He served as Vice President of Invesco funds and Morgan Stanley Government Income Trust. He has been a Director of Astoria Bank and Astoria Financial Corporation since July 22, 2015. He serves as a Director of KBW Asset Management, Inc. He is a Board member of WSP USA Buildings, Inc. (privately held) since March 2015. He is Board member of WSP Holdings, Inc. and WSP Global Inc. since March 2015. He served as an Executive Director of Morgan Stanley Investment Management 1995 to 2002. Mr. Giambrone served as a Director of KBW Inc., since April 2006 until November 2006. He is a Certified Public Accountant in New York State and a Member of the New York State Society of CPAs and the American Institute of CPAs. He holds Series 27, 7 and 63 Securities Licenses. Mr. Giambrone graduated with a BBA (Accounting) from Iona College.

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