BankUnited Financial Corporation Holds Annual Meeting of Stockholders.CORAL GABLES Coral Gables, city (1990 pop. 40,091), Miami-Dade co., SE Fla., SW of Miami; inc. 1925. Founded at the height of the Florida land boom, Coral Gables is a noted planned city, with tree-lined boulevards and Mediterranean-style buildings. , Fla. -- BankUnited Financial Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :BKUNA), parent company of BankUnited FSB (FrontSide Bus) See system bus. FSB - front side bus , today announced that stockholders reelected Lawrence Blum, Lauren Camner, Dr. Albert Smith and Bradley Weiss to its board of directors. The election took place at the company's annual meeting, which was held at the University of Miami's BankUnited Center in Coral Gables, Fla. Lawrence Blum, Lauren Camner and Bradley Weiss were elected to serve as Class II directors with terms ending in 2010. Dr. Albert Smith was elected to serve as a Class III director with a term ending in 2008. Lawrence Blum is managing director and partner of Rachlin Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. & Holtz LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol , Accountants and Advisors. He has been a director and vice chairman of the board of the company since 1993 and of BankUnited since 1984. Lauren Camner is senior vice president, alternative delivery channels, of BankUnited and has been a director since 2004. Bradley Weiss is president and chief executive officer of The Mortgage House, president and chief executive officer of Primary Title Services, and president and chief executive officer of JMA jma Jour Mois Année (French: day month year) JMA Japan Management Association JMA Japan Medical Association JMA Japanese Meteorological Agency JMA Jamaica Manufacturers' Association JMA Joint Marketing Agreement Group, Inc. He was appointed by the board as a director in May 2006. Dr. Albert Smith is president emeritus of Florida Memorial University Florida Memorial University is a private coeducational four-year university in Miami Gardens, Florida accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). and has been a director since 2003. In addition to electing all of the director nominees to the company's board of directors, stockholders approved the BankUnited Financial Corporation 2007 Stock Award and Incentive Plan, and approved a proposal to amend the Company's Articles to increase the number of shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock to 100,000,000 shares. At the meeting, BankUnited's management reviewed financial results for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006. About BankUnited BankUnited Financial Corp. is the holding company for BankUnited FSB, the largest banking institution headquartered in Florida. At Dec. 31, 2006, BankUnited had assets of $13.8 billion. Serving customers through 78 branches in 11 coastal counties, including Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, Collier, Charlotte, Manatee, Hillsborough, Sarasota and Lee, BankUnited offers a full spectrum of consumer and commercial banking products and services, including online products that can be accessed through http://www.bankunited.com. For additional information, call (877) 779-2265. |
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