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Dennis Bikun joined Republic Financial as chief financial officer and treasurer in May 2007. Mr. Bikun is charged with directing the company's financial objectives and aiding in the company's growth strategy. He brings with him more than 25 years of leadership and technical experience. Before joining Republic Financial, Mr. Bikun was the executive vice president, chief financial officer, and treasurer for UHY Advisors, Inc., a professional services firm providing tax and business consulting services to a wide variety of middle-market clients. While there, he played a key role in forming the company and achieving a ranking by Accounting Today as the thirteenth largest professional services firm in the country and one of the industry's highest performing firms. Prior to forming UHY Advisors, Mr. Bikun was the chief financial officer of Associated Estates Realty Corporation (AEC). In this role, Mr. Bikun led the firm's capital markets efforts in raising more than $900 million in the public capital markets. Mr. Bikun has extensive experience in managing firms experiencing rapid growth through acquisition and internal initiatives. While at AEC, he held leadership roles in technology and financial reporting. Mr. Bikun holds a Bachelor of Science in business administration from the University of Akron and a Master of Business Administration from the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University.