Silicon Valley-based Heritage Commerce, the parent company of Heritage Bank of Commerce, has announced that Dan Kawamoto will join its executive management team as Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer on July 13, 2009. He was with 1st Century Bancshares, as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer overseeing the finance division and central and branch operations.
Walter Kaczmarek, President and CEO, said: Dan will add depth to our already excellent management team. Our Chairman, Jack Conner, and I have personally known Dan for nearly 20 years and we believe his experience in banking operations and finance will provide additional capabilities in moving the bank to the next level.
Heritage Commerce Corp, a bank holding company headquartered in San Jose with full-service branches in Los Gatos, Fremont, Danville, Pleasanton, Walnut Creek, Morgan Hill, Gilroy, Mountain View, and Los Altos. Heritage Bank of Commerce is an SBA Preferred Lender with Loan Production Offices in Sacramento, Oakland and Santa Rosa, California.