Hampton Financial Corporation announced that at the annual and special meeting of shareholders held on November 30, 2016 shareholders elected two new directors, Dr. Steven Small and William E. (Bill) Thomson, who join the board together with the incumbent directors. Shareholders approved, without amendment, all matters placed before them at the annual and special meeting of shareholders held on November 30, 2016. Dr. Small has decades of experience as an entrepreneur, investor and founder/co-founder of several public and private companies across many sectors. Dr. Small was an initial investor and co-founder of Element Financial Corp. and served as Executive Vice Chairman until April 2015. He retired from Element Financial in May of 2015 to lead Dealnet Capital Corp. as Executive Chairman. He is currently a founding Director of INFOR Acquisition Corp. and Axsium Group. He was also co-founder, seed capital investor and Director of Newcourt Credit Group and of Knightsbridge Human Capital Solutions. Bill Thomson is the Managing Partner of Mercana Growth Partners a merchant banking business focused on providing strategic advice, operational experience and financial acumen to develop and execute business plans and attract capital to enable entrepreneurial businesses to succeed. Mr. Thomson has 35 years' experience in completing business turnarounds, sourcing private equity for emerging growth companies and management consulting.