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March 13, 2007

Contacts: Lily Ruiz
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
(415) 974-3240
  Carol Eckert
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
(415) 977-3853

Lynn A. Pike and Andrew J. Sale Join the San Francisco Fed's
Los Angeles Branch Board

Los Angeles, March 13, 2007 – The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco has appointed Lynn A. Pike, president of Bank of America California and president of its national Business Banking organization, and Andrew J. Sale, partner with Ernst & Young LLP, to its Los Angeles Branch board of directors. The boards of directors of the Reserve Banks and Branches provide the Federal Reserve System with a wealth of information on economic conditions in virtually every corner of the nation. This information is used by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) and the Board of Governors in reaching decisions about monetary policy.

Lynn A. Pike

Lynn A. Pike is president, Business Banking, at Bank of America, a position she assumed on April 1, 2004. In this role, she manages a $2.1 billion revenue business with responsibility for nearly 110,000 business clients who are served by a team of dedicated client managers. As president of Bank of America California, she represents the face of the company to organizations and communities across the state and is responsible for ensuring the integration of the company's California operations, and for growth goals across all business lines.

Ms. Pike is a member of the Bank of America Management Operating Committee, composed of the company's senior leaders, and is on the board of trustees for the Bank of America Foundation.

Ms. Pike currently serves on the national board of directors for Operation HOPE and the board of directors for Phoenix Houses of California. She is a member of California Businesses for Education Excellence, the California Business Roundtable and the board of trustees of the Autry Museum. She is a graduate of the Executive School of Marketing at the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.

Andrew J. Sale

Andrew J. Sale is a partner with Ernst & Young and leads the firm's Media and Entertainment practice in the Pacific Southwest area, specializing in audit and advisory services. Over the past twenty years, Mr. Sale has served many major film studios, entertainment content providers, and entertainment distributors in Southern California. In addition to his client and leadership responsibilities, Mr. Sale served on the nominating committee for Ernst & Young's Partner Advisory Board, and had a lead role in establishing the firm's new media and internet initiatives. Mr. Sale is active on the Board of Trustees of the California Science Center Foundation, and contributes his time to several other nonprofit and educational organizations. He is also responsible for directing Ernst & Young's community and volunteer efforts in the Pacific Southwest area, which includes Southern California, Nevada, Colorado, Hawaii, and Arizona. Mr. Sale is a Certified Public Accountant with a BSC from Santa Clara University.

The remainder of the Los Angeles Branch board includes: James L. Sanford (chairman), Northrop Grumman Corporation; Dominic Ng, East West Bank; Anita Santiago, Anita Santiago Advertising; Ann E. Sewill, California Community Foundation; and Peter M. Thomas, Thomas & Mack, Co.

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