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Vice President and Director of Leasing @ Community Leasing Partners is a division of Community First National Bank in Manhattan, Kansas, specializing in tax-exempt, municipal lease purchase financing. Our company retains key personnel with over 40 years of combined industry specific experience in addition to a full staff of 100+ banking professionals. This expertise allows us to respond quickly to inquiries and offer innovative solutions for a wide range of leasing situations. Mr. Kaus is the Director of this division and is directly responsible for the overall sales & marketing, investor relations and sales management and oversees the credit, contract and funding operation in addition to his continued responsiblities as a contact for a variety of vendor and manufacturer programs. From November 2010 to Present (5 years 2 months) Vice President, Manager of Vendor Programs @ Mr. Kaus graduated with a Bachelor degree from Kansas State University in 1993. He worked as a Distribution Manager for a retail sales company before joining Baystone Financial Group in 1995 as a Business Development Manager. Mr. Kaus developed a number of national finance programs for leading manufacturers of equipment in the fire service industry. He worked closely with vendors and manufacturers to develop customized marketing packages, promotions and finance sales support to their benefit. Mr. Kaus was promoted to Vice President in 1999. In addition to his hands on experience in the fire industry he also provided finance support to vendors and manufactures in yellow iron, modular building and other rolling stock industries. Mr. Kaus was in charge of all marketing materials and was instrumental in re-developing the overall branding and image of Baystone, which included redesigned marketing materials and website. Mr. Kaus was manager of all vendor programs for the company and oversaw one of the key buying cooperative programs for the company. Blake was one of three persons involved in the management team while at Baystone. From October 1995 to June 2009 (13 years 9 months)

B.S., Marketing with emphasis in Psychology @ Kansas State University From 1989 to 1993 B.S. in Business Administration, Marketing & Psychology @ Kansas State University From 1989 to 1993 Blake Kaus is skilled in: Strategic Planning, Commercial Lending, Portfolio Management, Loans, Credit, Credit Analysis, Asset Managment, New Business Development, Negotiation, Team Building, Banking, Finance, Financial Analysis, Sales Management, Customer Service