SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM
Frank J. Mercardante - President & CEO
Frank J. Mercardante has over 40 years of executive level experience in the financial services industry, having worked for or with a broad range of financial service companies and intermediaries, including banks, credit unions, savings & loans, thrift & loans, mortgage companies, title & escrow companies, trust companies and data servicing companies. His management experience encompasses institutions ranging in asset size from startup to $6.5 billion. He most recently served as Chairman and CEO of Placer Sierra Bank, a $2.6 billion, 50 branch California bank that was sold to Wells Fargo Bank in June 2007.
Mr. Mercardante was appointed Chairman and CEO of Placer Sierra Bank upon the sale of Southwest Community Bancorp and Bank to Placer in June 2006. He was one of the founding organizers as well as President and CEO of Southwest Community Bank, founded in December 1997. Prior to joining Southwest Community Bank, he served as President and CEO of Business Bank of California from January 1996 until joining Southwest Community Bank.
From October 1989 to January 1996, Mr. Mercardante served as a financial institution consultant working with various institutions in multiple capacities. >From March 1972 to October 1989 he was with the former Southwest Bank headquartered in Vista, California where he served in positions of increasing responsibility from Vice President of Data Processing to Director, President & Chief Executive Officer of Southwest Bank and its holding company and subsidiaries. He began his banking career at the former San Diego Trust & Savings Bank in February 1967 in their data servicing center.