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Richard D. Hooper

Rich is the CFO of Follett Corporation, an industry leader in designing and manufacturing high quality, innovative ice storage bins, ice storage and transport systems, ice and water dispensers, ice and beverage dispensers, and medical-grade refrigerators and freezers for the foodservice and healthcare industries. Rich is responsible for the management and direction of the Company’s finance functions, including financial analysis, financial plans and controls, strategic planning, risk management, bank relations and information technology.

From 2006 to 2010, Rich was a founding partner of First BanCapital Fund I, LP, a private equity fund focused on the creation and investment in de novo banks. Rich is currently completing the dissolution process for First BanCapital. During 2005, Rich served as a consultant during the creation, funding and start-up of Team Capital Bank and led the effort to analyze and formulate Team Capital’s ancillary business strategy. During 2001, Rich served as the CFO of OraSure Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: OSUR). From 2001 until 2005, Rich served as the Vice President of Finance of OraSure, with emphasis on the development of long term and tactical strategy, implementation of business objectives, and financial analysis and modeling. From 1996 until 2000, Rich served as the CFO of the predecessor company to OraSure, STC Technologies. In 2000, in a transaction valued at $255 million, STC merged with Epitope and formed OraSure. From 1993 until 1996, Rich served as a Vice President of Corporate Lending for PNC Bank in Allentown, Pennsylvania. From 1985 until 1993, Rich was employed by First Valley Bank in various roles, including Corporate Lending Officer, and was instrumental in the founding of their Asset Based Lending Group. Rich has a BA in Accounting from Moravian College and MBA from Lehigh University.


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