Benton & Odom Join AIM Board

Lee R. Benton and James J. Odom, Jr., joined AIM's Board of Directors in July. Benton and Odom are long-time supporters of AIM. Both purchased debentures to capitalize AIM before it commenced operation in 1989, making each of them part of the founding movement to create AIM.

Mr. Benton was graduated from Cumberland School of Law in 1977 where he received his J.D. degree. He is a managing member in Benton & Centeno, LLP, in Birmingham. He currently serves as President of the Birmingham Bar Association. Mr. Odom was graduated from the University of Virginia, School of Law in 1962 where he received his LL.B., degree. He is a sole practitioner in Pelham. Both were elected to AIM's Board of Directors at its Annual Meeting of Members on July 10, 2008, by AIM's designated proxies and the members present. The proxies exercised their discretionary authority to elect Benton and Odom to terms ending at the annual meeting in 2011 to address an important and unexpected need to fill the board to capacity. "They are both welcome additions to AIM's board," said AIM President Henry Henzel of Birmingham.

Two other directors, already on AIM's board who were re-nominated by AIM's nominating committee, were also elected for the class with terms ending at the annual meeting in 2011. They are Ms. Claire Black of Tuscaloosa and Mr. Thomas E. Drake of Cullman. Both were welcomed back.

Two AIM directors did not return to its board. Mr. Norborne C. Stone, Jr., of Bay Minette, retired. Mr. Reginald T. Hamner of Montgomery, who was a director elected to the class of 2008, was not re-nominated for an additional term.