| Daniel C. Staton |
Daniel C. Staton has founded Staton Capital LLC in 2003. He is currently the Non-Executive Chairman at ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc., Director at Staton Techiya LLC, Director at Techiya LLC, Director at Terran Orbital Corp., Managing General Partner at The Walnut Group, and Managing Member at Staton Tyvak Family LP. He has an undergraduate degree from The Ohio University and California Coast University. |
| Scott J. Ulm |
Scott J. Ulm currently works at Staton Bell Blank Check LLC, as Co-Chief Executive Officer from 2015, ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc., as Vice Chairman, CEO & Head-Risk Management from 2024, JAVELIN Mortgage Investment Corp., as President & Co-Chief Executive Officer from 2012, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Inc., as Chairman, Buckler Securities LLC, as Chairman from 2017, and Nantucket Community Sailing, as Vice President from 2015. Mr. Ulm also formerly worked at Litchfield Capital Holdings LLC, as Chief Executive Officer in 2009, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Broker), as Member-Fixed Income Operating Committee, and ARMOUR Capital Management LP, as Co-Managing Member from 2012 to 2014. Mr. Ulm received his undergraduate degree from Amherst College, Masters Business Admin degree from Yale School of Management, and graduate degree from Yale Law School. |
| Desmond Macauley |
Desmond Macauley is currently the Director-Mortgage Strategy at ARMOUR Capital Management LP. He is also the Co-Chief Investment Officer at ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. since 2013. Previously, he worked as a Managing Director at NatWest Markets Securities, Inc. from 2005 to 2011 and as an Analyst at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. in 2004. Mr. Macauley holds a graduate degree from New Jersey Institute of Technology, an undergraduate degree from Georgia Institute of Technology, and an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. |
| James Robert Mountain |
Currently, James Robert Mountain is Chief Financial Officer at Staton Bell Blank Check LLC, Chief Financial Officer & Secretary at ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc., Chief Financial Officer for ARMOUR Capital Management LP (a subsidiary of ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc.) and Chief Financial Officer for JAVELIN Mortgage Investment Corp. He is also on the board of Mortgage Bankers Association, University of Montana Foundation and Sigma Alpha Building Corp. and Member of The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Member of American Accounting Association, Member of American Securitization Forum and Manager of Lance Indemnity Co. LLC.
Mr. Mountain previously was Partner at Deloitte & Touche LLP.
Mr. Mountain received an undergraduate degree from The University of Montana and an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley. |
| Mark Richard Gruber |
Mark Richard Gruber is Chief Investment Officer for JAVELIN Mortgage Investment Corp. and COO & Head-Portfolio Management at Staton Bell Blank Check LLC. He is also COO & Head-Portfolio Management at ARMOUR Capital Management LP, Chief Investment Officer at ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. and Manager at Lance Indemnity Co. LLC.
In the past Mr. Gruber held the position of Vice President-Research & Trading at Bimini Capital Management, Inc.
He received a graduate degree from the University of Virginia, an undergraduate degree from Lehigh University and an MBA from Tepper School of Business. |
| Sergey Losyev |
Sergey Losyev is currently working as the Co-Chief Investment Officer at ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. He started this position in 2020 and is currently employed there. Mr. Losyev has an undergraduate degree from the University of Connecticut and an MBA from Cornell University. |
| Marc H. Bell |
Marc H. Bell is the founder of Naft International Ltd. (founded in 1989), Marc Bell Capital Partners LLC (founded in 2000), Globix Corp. (founded in 1998), ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (founded in 2008), JAVELIN Mortgage Investment Corp. (founded in 2012), Terran Orbital Operating Corp. (founded in 2014), and PredaSAR Corp. (founded in 2019). He is also the founder of The College Watch Co. LLC. Mr. Bell's current job(s) include President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at FastCupid, Inc., Chairman at Federal Enforcement Homeland Security Foundation, Director at Boca Raton Museum of Art, Inc., Director at NYU Langone Health, Director at SOS Children’s Villages USA, Inc., Director at Boca Raton Police Foundation, Trustee at New York University, Trustee at New York University School of Medicine, President at Emanon Investments 5 LLC, and Partner at Artichoke Basilles Pizza. Mr. Bell's former job(s) include President & Chief Executive Officer at Penthouse Media Group, Inc., President & Chief Executive Officer at Kyboe US, Inc., Chairman at NEON Communications Group, Inc., Chairman & Treasurer at Enterprise Acquisition Corp., Executive Co-Chairman & Chief Strategy Officer at FriendFinder Networks, Inc., Director at EDGAR Online, Inc., and Partner at Catch Hospitality Group Productions LLC. Mr. Bell's education history includes an undergraduate degree from Babson College (conferred in 1989) and a graduate degree from New York University. |
| Jeffrey J. Zimmer |
Founder of Bimini Capital Management, Inc., Jeffrey J. Zimmer is a businessperson who has been at the helm of 6 different companies and presently occupies the position of Co-Chief Executive Officer of Staton Bell Blank Check LLC, Co-Vice Chairman, President & Co-CEO at ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. and Co-Chief Executive Officer of JAVELIN Mortgage Investment Corp.
In the past he occupied the position of Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at Bimini Capital Management, Inc. and Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at Bimini Mortgage Management, Inc. (a subsidiary of Bimini Capital Management, Inc.), Manager for Zimmer Advisors LLC, Co-Managing Member at ARMOUR Capital Management LP and Managing Director at NatWest Markets Securities, Inc.
Mr. Zimmer received an MBA from Babson College and an undergraduate degree from Denison University. |
| John Philip Hollihan |
John Philip Hollihan is an Independent Director at ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. He was the Chairman at Litchfield Capital Holdings LLC from 2006 to 2010. He was a Director at American Financial Realty Trust from 2005 to 2013. He was a Non-Executive Director at City Financial Investment Co. Ltd. from 2006 to 2019. He was an Independent Director at JAVELIN Mortgage Investment Corp. from 2012 to 2016. He was the Head-Global Project & Asset Based Finance at Morgan Stanley from 1986 to 2000. He was a Trustee at Recombine, Inc. from 2012 to 2014. He was the Head-European Investment Banking at Banc of America Securities LLC from 2000 to 2002. Hollihan received his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania and his graduate degree from the University of Virginia School of Law. Currently, he is an Independent Director at ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. |
| Robert Cameron Hain |
Robert Cameron Hain currently works at ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc., as Independent Director from 2009, Sound Diplomacy Holdings Ltd., as Director from 2014, Minois Ltd., as Director, and Laurier Partners LLP, as Partner. Mr. Hain also formerly worked at Invesco Ltd., as Chief Executive Officer from 1998 to 2001, Invesco Canada Ltd., as Chief Executive Officer from 1998 to 2001, Invesco Select Trust Plc, as Chief Executive Officer in 2004, Invesco UK Ltd., as Chief Executive Officer from 2001 to 2004, City Financial Investment Co. Ltd., as Chief Executive Officer from 2018 to 2019, AIM Trimark Investments, Inc., as Chief Executive Officer from 1998 to 2002, DundeeWealth SA, as Non-Executive Chairman from 2007 to 2009, Css Stellar Holdings, Inc., as Vice Chairman from 2005 to 2006, Tailwind Financial, Inc., as Director from 2006 to 2009, Kingsway Consultancy Ltd., as Director from 2007 to 2017, JAVELIN Mortgage Investment Corp., as Independent Director from 2012 to 2016, Wittering Ltd., as Director from 2008 to 2018, HomeChoice International Plc, as Independent Non-Executive Director from 2014 to 2022, Majorpoint Ltd., as Director from 2006 to 2014, and Shadbolt Partners LLP, as Partner from 2005 to 2018. Mr. Hain received his undergraduate degree from Merton College and undergraduate degree in 1976 from Innis College. |
| Stewart J. Paperin |
Stewart J. Paperin is currently a Director at YellowBrix, Inc., Silvaris Corp., ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc., Climate Policy Initiative, Inc., Thunder Bridge Capital Partners III, Inc., Thunder Bridge Capital Partners IV, Inc., Council on Foreign Relations, Inc., Stephen Norris & Co. Capital Partners, Open Society Foundations, Leopard Rock Property Group, and Lion Rock Partners LLC. He has formerly worked as a Director at Penn Octane Corp., Global Telesystems Group, Inc., TransCommunity Financial Corp. (Virginia), LabNow, Inc., and Community Bankers Acquisition Corp. He was also a Director at Enterprise Acquisition Corp., JAVELIN Mortgage Investment Corp., Thunder Bridge Acquisition Ltd., and Thunder Bridge Acquisition II Ltd. Additionally, he served as the President of Vector Group Ltd., the Financial Officer at PepsiCo, Inc., the Portfolio Manager at Soros Fund Management LLC, the Chief Financial Officer at Datapoint Corp., the Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President at Western Union Corp., the Chief Financial Officer at TimePlex Group, and the Executive Vice President at Soros Foundation. Mr. Paperin holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from The State University of New York. |
| Zelda Jamie Behar |
Zelda Jamie Behar is currently an Independent Director at Veris Residential LP, a Director at Sila Realty Trust, Inc., a Director at Shurgard Self Storage Ltd., an Independent Director at ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc., a Director at Puppies Behind Bars, an Independent Director at Benefit Street Partners Multifamily Trust, Inc., the Treasurer at National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc., and a Member at Real Estate Investment Advisory Council. In the past, Ms. Behar served as an Independent Director at Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. from 2004 to 2020, a Director at General Motors Investment Management Corp. in 2015, a Director at Desarrolladora Homex SAB de CV from 2004 to 2013, a Director at Pension Real Estate Association from 2008 to 2014, an Independent Director at Forest City Realty Trust, Inc. from 2017 to 2018, a Director at Hospitality Europe BV from 1998 to 2006, and held positions at Exxon Corp. and General Motors Corp. Ms. Behar also served as an Independent Trustee at Gramercy Property Trust from 2015 to 2018 and as an Independent Trustee at Broadstone Real Estate Access Fund, Inc. from 2018 to 2022. Ms. Behar obtained an undergraduate degree from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Columbia Business School. |
| Carolyn Downey |
Carolyn Downey is an Independent Director at ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. since 2013. Prior to this, she worked as a Managing Director at NatWest Markets Securities, Inc. from 1989 to 2007 and as a Vice President-Fixed Income Sales at Salomon, Inc. from 1981 to 1989. She also served as a Director at Madison Square Capital, Inc. and Student Sponsor Partnership, Inc. Ms. Downey holds an undergraduate degree from Boston University and St. Mary's College (Maryland) and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business. |
