Arthur C. Rutzen

Arthur Rutzen is a shareholder of SDR and has been its President, CEO, and a Board member since June of 1998.
In December 2000, Mr. Rutzen also became the Chairman of the Board.
Prior to joining SDR, Mr. Rutzen was Group Executive Vice President and Senior Executive Officer of The Pacific Bank.
Prior to working with The Pacific Bank, Mr. Rutzen served as President and CEO of First Interstate Investments, Inc., where he managed all investment sales for retail and institutional investment products at First Interstate's 1,150 branch offices and 35 Private Client Service Centers.
He also served as CEO and Senior Managing Director of Wells Fargo Securities, Inc. and was one of ten Group Heads for Wells Fargo Bank.
As Executive Vice President of Security Pacific Bank's Merchant Banking Group in 1983, Mr. Rutzen was instrumental in founding Pacific Century Advisors, Inc., a national investment management and mutual fund subsidiary, now part of Bank of America.
At Pacific Century, Mr. Rutzen helped to create the Pacific Horizon Mutual Funds.