CEO, PACWEST
WHY:Financing and banking veteran, with M&A experience. Led Opus Bank from 2019 to 2020, when it was bought by Irvine’s Pacific Premier Bancorp for $774M.
IN THE NEWS:Beverly Hills based PacWest being bought by Santa Ana’s Banc of California in an all-stock transaction. The combined holding company and bank will operate under the Banc of California name.
NOTABLE:Jared Wolff “took over Banc a few months before I took over Opus Bank so we’ve known each other for many years,” Taylor told analysts on a conference call to discuss the acquisition. “Having turned around a few banks myself, I’ve been impressed with the transformation he has led at that institution in a short period of time.”
