Duane Lankard – Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Lankard, was one of the original founders of Suntell and dedicated the first three years to building the business prior to leaving to return temporarily to banking. He returned to Suntell in his current capacity in December 2005 after making significant contributions as CEO of First National Bank of St. Marys, Kansas where he continues as a board member. He is the founder and owner of Banker Performance Group, Inc. and a partner and owner in Capital Banking Solutions, LLC. Mr. Lankard has participated in the development of three separate early state technology companies involved in banking applications and e-commerce.

Prior to launching Suntell in 1996, Lankard gained over 14 years of banking and financial experience in agricultural, correspondent, commercial, and retail lending at Mercantile Bank of Topeka, later becoming Sr. Vice President in charge of Agricultural and Correspondent Banking and the Retail Services divisions. Mr. Lankard received a BS degree in Agricultural Economics from Kansas State University and a Graduate Banking Degree from the University of Wisconsin.

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Veronica L. Wooten - President/Chief Operating Officer. Ms. Wooten has been with Suntell since 1998 and served in various capacities including Product Manager, Quality Assurance Manager and Director of Operations. Currently Ms. Wooten manages the Customer Service Division which is responsible for all new contract installations, customer support, training and technical support. She is also responsible for the company operations and oversees the company comptroller and other company operations. She is a member of the executive management team. Ms. Wooten has over 15 years of prior experience in the banking industry and has served in various roles within that industry including Internal Auditor; Compliance Specialist and Credit Operations Manager. Additionally, Ms. Wooten served a 4 year tenure with the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) as an Asset Operations Specialist during the early 1990's. Ms. Wooten was a previous  recipient of the Wall Street Journal Award and received a B.A. in Accounting and Economics from Ottawa University in 1991 earning praise as a Presidential Scholar.

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