Linda Strand, President and CEO of Aurex Bancshares Limited and Group of Companies has been an executive for over 20 years. Mergers and Acquisitions, global project development, JV, VC, commodities, collateral, and Class B merchant banking. Past Managing Director and 1/3 owner of Carlton Bank and Trust, Inc., Past Managing Director of Goben Bank and Trust, and Liaison Officer with P.I.F.B.C. Bank and Trust. Senior Loan Officer with GMAC Mortgage Corp., Branch Manager for Southern Star Mortgage Corp., and Marketing Director with United USA Mortgage Corp.