IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Opus Bank (“Opus”) (NASDAQ: OPB) announced today that Ron Wilkowski has joined Opus as Senior Managing Director – Commercial Banking for Opus’ Pacific Northwest Region. Mr. Wilkowski, a 29-year banking veteran, is responsible for expanding Opus’ commercial and corporate client base, as well as for leading, managing, and growing Opus’ Commercial Banking division’s impact and presence in the Pacific Northwest region.
Michael Allison, Co-President of Opus Bank and President of Opus’ Commercial Bank stated, “We are pleased that Ron has joined Opus to lead the Commercial Banking team in Washington and Oregon. Under Ron’s leadership, we look forward to Opus Bank continuing to grow its loan origination volumes, deposit base, market presence, and overall relationship-based commercial banking franchise in the dynamic and vibrant metropolitan markets in the Pacific Northwest.” Allison added, “With nearly 30 years of commercial banking experience and more than 15 years delivering advisory solutions to growth oriented middle-market businesses in the Pacific Northwest, Ron shares Opus’ entrepreneurial approach to partnering with clients by providing the capital funding, tailored solutions, and strategic advice necessary to enable their vision to expand and grow.”
Mr. Wilkowski joins Opus most recently from MUFG Union Bank, where he served as Director of Business Development and led its Commercial Banking business development efforts in Washington and Oregon. From 2010 to 2013, Mr. Wilkowski served as Senior Relationship Manager at Key Bank, where he focused on building client relationships with investment banks and private equity groups. From 2009 to 2010, Mr. Wilkowski served as a Senior Relationship Manager at Bank of the West where he focused on developing new client relationships with middle market companies. From 2000 to 2009, Mr. Wilkowski served as Manager and Senior Vice President at Washington Mutual within its Commercial Group where he held a series of leadership roles and was responsible for sales management, credit administration, process improvement, and strategic planning. Earlier in his career, Mr. Wilkowski held business development, underwriting, and auditing roles with Franchise Mortgage Acceptance Corporation, The Sakura Bank Limited, West One Bank, and Security Pacific Bank. Mr. Wilkowski holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Washington and a M.B.A from Seattle University. Mr. Wilkowski serves as a Member of the Boards of the Seattle Theater Group and the Seattle Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth.
About Opus Bank
Opus Bank is an FDIC insured
California-chartered commercial bank with $6.6 billion of total assets,
$5.5 billion of total loans, and $5.3 billion in total deposits as of
December 31, 2015. Opus Bank provides high-value, relationship-based
banking products, services, and solutions to its clients through its
Retail Bank, Commercial Bank, Merchant Bank, and Correspondent Bank.
Opus Bank offers a suite of treasury and cash management and depository
solutions and a wide range of loan products, including commercial
business, healthcare, technology, multifamily residential, commercial
real estate, and structured finance, and is an SBA preferred lender.
Opus Bank offers commercial escrow services and facilitates 1031
Exchange transactions through its Escrow and Exchange divisions. Opus
Bank provides clients with financial and advisory services related to
raising equity capital, targeted acquisition and divestiture strategies,
general mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financing, balance
sheet restructuring, valuation, strategy, and performance improvement
through its Merchant Banking division and its broker-dealer subsidiary,
Opus Financial Partners. Opus Bank operates 58 client experience
centers, including 33 in California, 22 in the Seattle/Puget Sound
region in Washington, two in the Phoenix metropolitan area of Arizona,
and one in Portland, Oregon. Opus Bank is an Equal Housing Lender.
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