PALM DESERT, Calif.,
Dec. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Bank of
Southern California (FBBN) today
announced that Irwin Golds, long
time Coachella Valley banking and business executive has been
appointed to the company's board of directors.
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Currently, Irwin serves as the CEO and co-founder of Capitis
Real Estate, a real estate brokerage, escrow and investment
firm. Mr. Golds' professional career includes extensive
experience in banking, serving as a founder of Desert Commercial
Bank and Interim President and Board Director at Palm Desert
National Bank. During his professional career Mr. Golds
served as partner in two well respected law firms, until retiring
from the practice of law in 2003.
Mr. Golds currently serves on the Board of the Desert Community
Foundation and the Board of the UCLA Alumni Association.
"Irwin is an influential community leader in the Coachella
Valley, and given the importance of the desert region to Bank of
Southern California, we are
extremely pleased that Irwin has joined our board of directors,"
commented Nathan Rogge, CEO of Bank
of Southern California. "He brings
a wealth of experience from a variety of perspectives, and his
insight of the Coachella Valley will help us as we continue to grow
the bank in that market."
In December 2010, the bank
acquired the La Quinta and Palm
Springs branches from Palm Desert National Bank as its entry into
the Coachella Valley which the bank sees as a key Southern California market. Then in
March 2013, Bank of Southern California acquired the La Quinta office building that they had leased
for the prior two years. And in September
2013, the bank hired Kevin
McGuire, former CEO and Chairman of Palm Desert National
Bank to help lead its growth in the market.
"The addition of Irwin and Kevin, and our purchase of the office
building in La Quinta are a
reflection of our long-term commitment to the Valley and our desire
to more fully and permanently serve our clients in the Desert
Cities area. The Valley has recently lost many of its long term
community banks through mergers and acquisition, and Bank of
Southern California fills that
void," concluded Nathan Rogge.
About Bank of Southern
California:
Established in 2001, Bank of
Southern California, N.A. (FBBN),
a national bank with headquarters in San
Diego, Calif., is locally owned and managed and committed to
meeting the unique business, professional and personal banking
needs of the Southern California
communities it serves. With six offices in San Diego County and the Coachella Valley in
Riverside County, Bank of
Southern California remains one of
the strongest, well-capitalized banks in the region.
For more information, visit www.banksocal.com or call (858)
847-4780.
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SOURCE Bank of Southern
California