공시 • Feb 13
West Coast Community Bancorp Announces Election of New Directors and Planned Retirement of Longstanding Board Director West Coast Community Bancorp elected Gunlek L. Ruder and Alexander B. Potts to the Bank and Bancorp Boards of Directors. Gunlek L. "Gun" Ruder is president and chief executive officer of S. Martinelli & Company, a longstanding, family-owned beverage manufacturer known for its Martinelli's brand of sparkling ciders and juices. Ruder joined Martinelli's in 2013 as vice president and chief financial officer and was promoted to president and CEO in 2019. Prior to joining Martinelli's, he served as president of Agassi Graf Holdings, where he managed direct investments and real estate development, and as regional director of the Canyon Agassi Charter School Facilities Fund, leading underwriting and investment strategy. He previously worked with McKinsey & Company and MBNA. Ruder holds both a Master of Business Administration degree from Stanford University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and international relations from Georgetown University. Alexander B. "Alex" Potts is a financial services executive with 30 years' leadership experience in investment management, advisory platforms and fiduciary wealth services. Potts previously served as president and chief executive officer of Loring Ward, a Silicon Valley-based turnkey asset management program that supported 1,700 registered investment advisors and 100 broker dealers in overseeing $37 billion in assets nationwide. Potts played a key role in Loring Ward's strategic combination with Focus Financial Partners, completed in August 2018 in a transaction valued at $235 million. Post combination, Potts served as the president of Focus Partners Advisor Solutions (formerly Buckingham Strategic Partners), a subsidiary of Focus Financial Partners, which was NASDAQ-listed until taken private in August 2023. Potts obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Santa Clara University. Bancorp announced longstanding director John C. Burroughs will retire from the Board effective upon the conclusion of Bancorp's next annual meeting of shareholders. Burroughs joined the Board as vice chairman through the 2019 merger with Lighthouse Bank, where he was a founding shareholder and chairman of the board since it was founded in 2007. He is a retired certified financial planner and registered investment advisor who founded and led Burroughs Financial Services and Burroughs-Braley Wealth Management. He has served organizations including the Santa Cruz Symphony, Rotary Club of Santa Cruz, Cabrillo College, Dominican Hospital and Santa Cruz Elks Lodge. He was chairman of the board of directors of Foothill Securities Inc. and a founder and longtime board member of Coast Commercial Bank. 공시 • Sep 03
West Coast Community Bancorp and West Coast Community Bank Announce Board Changes West Coast Community Bancorp, the parent company of West Coast Community Bank ("Bank"), announced a series of governance changes at both the Bank and Bancorp Boards of Directors (collectively, the Board) as part of a planned leadership transition. Chairman Stephen Pahl retired following 18 years of service. The Board has appointed Krista Snelling, who currently serves as Chief Executive Officer, to the additional role of Chairman. To further strengthen its governance structure, the Board also created the role of Lead Independent Director, appointing current director Wayne Doiguchi to the position. Doiguchi brings extensive bank leadership experience, having previously served as Chairman and CEO of a community bank and as a director of a Nasdaq-listed bank. His background enhances the Board's independent oversight and adds valuable perspective to its governance. In addition, the Board has appointed Judy Bornstein as a new independent director and member of the Audit Committee. Bornstein is an experienced finance executive with more than 20 years in senior leadership roles across private equity, venture debt and specialty finance. She previously served as Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") and Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") at Western Technology Investment, a venture debt firm with more than $6 billion in loans issued, CFO at Generate Capital Inc., a sustainable infrastructure investment company, and CFO and CCO at American Infrastructure Funds, a private equity firm focused on master limited partnership-qualifying infrastructure investments. Bornstein is the founder of C Suite Resolutions, where she provides mediation, conflict resolution, and ombuds services to organizations and their executive teams. Her background includes extensive work in SEC compliance, complex fund structures, audit oversight and risk management, making her well-suited to serve on the Board's Audit Committee. 공시 • Nov 27
Santa Cruz County Bank Hires Alison Voorhees as Senior Vice President and Director of Marketing Santa Cruz County Bank announced that Alison Voorhees has joined as Senior Vice President and Director of Marketing. Ms. Voorhees is responsible for all aspects of marketing and maintains her office at the Bank's 75 River St., Santa Cruz, Ca. location. Ms. Voorhees has a more than 20-year marketing background with extensive experience in branding, rebranding and creative direction, business and creative writing, corporate and executive communications, strategic business and marketing campaigns, media partnerships and community relations. She is a Certified Financial Marketing Professional (CFMP), Certified Digital Marketing Professional and Professional Certified Marketer (PCM®) in Digital Marketing. Her attention to creative excellence includes internal and external communications, data storytelling, marketing technology and automation tools and overall brand and integrated marketing strategy with a multi-channel approach. Early in her career, Ms. Voorhees established herself as an effective campaign and event coordinator, a strategic business and marketing planner, a dedicated team leader and a committed community partner. Ms. Voorhees most recently ascended to the role of Vice President, Marketing Strategy Manager for Capital City Bank where she also previously served as Assistant Vice President, Advertising Manager and Public Relations Specialist. Prior to a career in banking, she worked in fundraising and special events for Orlando Ballet and Opening Nights Performing Arts as well as in sales and marketing support for Ben Nye Company. Ms. Voorhees holds a Master of Arts in Global Communications from the University of Southern California, a Master of Science in Global Media and Communications from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a Bachelor of Arts in Communications and English from Florida State University. She also obtained a graduate certificate in Publishing and Editing from Florida State University and a certificate in Principles and Practices for Advertising Ethics from the Institute for Advertising Ethics. An avid community volunteer in the arts, elder care, literacy, placemaking, workforce development and youth sports, Ms. Voorhees has relocated to Santa Cruz from Tallahassee, Fla. 공시 • Oct 17
West Coast Community Bancorp and Santa Cruz County Bank Announce Board Changes West Coast Community Bancorp, parent company of Santa Cruz County Bank (the Bank), announced that Thomas N. Griffin, a founding director of the Bank, has retired from the Board of Directors of Bancorp and Bank, effective September 30, 2024, and Wayne Doiguchi has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Bancorp and Bank. Mr. Griffin was instrumental in the pre-organization phase (de novo) of the Bank, which included the formation and submission of the application and business plan to regulators, initial public capital offering and business development. During Mr. Griffin's board tenure, assets grew, from $13.2 million on February 3, 2004, to $1.8 billion as of September 30, 2024. Several milestones for Bancorp and Bank took place under Mr. Griffin's service as board member, including the successful merger with Lighthouse Bank in 2019, expansion into Monterey County and Silicon Valley, continued top performance rankings as well as continual dividend growth and the most recent merger with 1st Capital Bancorp, which closed on October 1, 2024. Mr. Doiguchi has more than 40 years of experience in the Bay Area banking industry, most recently as director of California Bank of Commerce. Previously, he was a founding board member and later Chairman and CEO of Pan Pacific Bank. He holds a master of business administration degree from Santa Clara University and a bachelor of arts degree from the University of California, Los Angeles. He is also a graduate of Pacific Coast Banking School at the University of Washington. 공시 • Oct 02
West Coast Community Bancorp and Santa Cruz County Bank Announces Board Appointments West Coast Community Bancorp, parent company for Santa Cruz County Bank ("Bank"), and 1st Capital Bancorp, parent company for 1st Capital Bank, announced the successful completion of their previously announced merger. On October 1, 2024, 1st Capital Bancorp merged with and into Bancorp and 1st Capital Bank merged with and into Bank. Kurt J. Gollnick and Daniel R. Hightower, M.D., former Chairman and Vice Chairman of 1st Capital Bancorp and 1st Capital Bank, respectively, have joined the boards of Bancorp and Bank. Mr. Gollnick will serve as vice chairman of both boards. 공시 • Aug 09
Santa Cruz County Bank Announces Management Changes Santa Cruz County Bank has said that Shawn Lipman will replace Susan Just as executive vice president and chief credit officer. Lipman has been working for the bank since 2011. Just has been serving in the chief credit officer role for the past two years and is leaving the bank in late August. During his 12-year career at the bank, Lipman has been promoted multiple times and served for the past two years as senior vice president and director of Credit Administration. Lipman led the department through systems conversions, the merger with Lighthouse Bank, and the Paycheck Protection Program. Earlier in his career, Lipman served as senior vice president and regional portfolio manager at GMAC Commercial Finance, where he was responsible for managing new business for the western region.