William A. Donius, 49, is Board Director of Pulaski Financial Corp. He also serves as Chairman of the company's principal operating subsidiary, Pulaski Bank. Previously, Donius served as Chairman and CEO of both Pulaski Financial Corp. and Pulaski Bank. Prior to his role as CEO, Donius served as senior vice president of the bank with direct responsibility for the mortgage lending, consumer lending and marketing departments. He joined the bank in 1992.

Prior to joining Pulaski in 1992, Donius was associated with a Los Angeles-based public relations and management consulting firm whose clients included the Getty Trust and Samsonite Corporation. His experience also includes experience working in sales, marketing and television production in California.

Donius is actively involved in industry and professional organizations including America's Community Bankers and the St. Louis Regional Business Council. Additionally, he is a member of the board of trustees of several civic and charitable organizations including ARCHS (Area Resources for Community and Human Services-serves as Board Chair), the St. Louis Art Museum, Maryville University, Forest Park Forever, the Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation and several others. He has chaired numerous fundraisers in St. Louis and been recognized for charitable giving.

In light of his contributions to the community, Donius was recognized in March, 2007, as one of the most influential St. Louisans by the editorial board of the St. Louis Business Journal. In April, 2007, that same publication also recognized Donius' efforts to create an outstanding organization by naming Pulaski Bank the best place work in St. Louis among mid-sized employers.

Donius holds a BS in Management from Tulane University. He also attended the American Bankers Association CEO program at the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.

Founded in 1922 and currently operating in its 85th year through its subsidiary, Pulaski Bank, Pulaski Financial serves customers throughout the St. Louis metropolitan area. The bank passed the $1 billion assets milestone in the first quarter of 2007. It offers a full line of quality retail-banking products through ten full-service branch offices. The company also operates four loan production offices; two in the metropolitan St. Louis area, one in Kansas City and one in Southern Illinois.

In 2006, Pulaski Financial Corp. was ranked first in the Stifel, Nicolaus Regional Bank index of 106 banks, based on five-year compounded earnings per share growth. The company currently ranks as one of the top ten performing banks/thrifts in America, based on Return on Equity, according to Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc.

Pulaski Financial trades on the Nasdaq Global Select market under the symbol PULB. It has been regularly recognized by investment banking firms and financial publications as one of the top performing banks in terms of earnings per share growth, average return on equity and stock price appreciation.

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