Directors Forum

Mike is a Principal and the Director of the Virtual Risk Management group where he’s responsible for leading the strategic direction. He actively participates in many of the group’s client engagements including Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), ESG, Virtual CRO, board training, and others for banks, credit unions, fintech firms, and professional service organizations. With over 25 years in the banking and technology industries, he has extensive knowledge in strategic planning, corporate governance, technology strategy, and fintech management issues. Mike also regularly presents strategy and ERM trends and techniques at conferences and for industry professionals.

Mr. Aldrich is a principal of the law firm of Aldrich & Bonnefin, PLC, specializing in financial institution regulatory issues, commercial lending and corporate and securities matters. Mr. Aldrich actively advises California financial institutions, including both commercial banks and credit unions, their boards of directors and audit committees. Mr. Aldrich is part of the firm’s Corporate Practice Group which includes commercial lending and corporate securities. Mr. Aldrich has also handled bank formations, securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions of financial institutions, as well as bank regulatory and enforcement matters. Mr. Aldrich was the Course Instructor for the California Bankers Association Director Certification Program for 14 years. He is also the Chairman and Founder of the firm.

C. G. Kum’s career encompassed 36 years in mainstream banking and 6 years in Asian American banking with the last 20 years in the CEO/President role. Mr. Kum developed and successfully executed strategies that  combined M&A and organic growth. He bought and sold banks as well as successfully executed a MOE and acquired 3 failed banks from the FDIC RTC during the deep recession.

Trang has focused on risk management since 1998. Her expertise includes financial management and analysis, loan underwriting, loan review, third-party risk, as well as credit and financial risk management. She’s a leader in the delivery of service solutions to financial institutions focused on areas of credit risk management.

Prior to joining Moss Adams, Trang spent 34 years with one of the largest banks in the United States, where she was critical in implementing several risk management initiatives, including third-party risk, automated and operating system credit risk controls, regulatory issue management, and credit matters related to sustainability initiatives. In her various roles, Trang conducted risk oversight activities focused on improving the bank’s risk management, interfacing with regulators and ensuring compliance in a changing regulatory environment.

Ashwin Kakani is a Director in KBW’s Depository Investment Banking Group and is based in the firm’s San Francisco office. Ashwin has been with KBW since February 2015 and has significant responsibilities related to executing mergers and acquisitions advisory and capital raising transactions.