City National Bank, a subsidiary of City National Corporation, has appointed Mary Helmich as Senior Vice President and Manager of its preferred banking program.

Ms. Helmich will be responsible for Preferred Banking sales, marketing and business development efforts at City National’s 63 banking offices in California, Nevada and New York City. She will be based in Los Angeles and reports to Kevin Dunigan, Executive Vice President, core banking division.

Mr. Dunigan said: “Mary is an outstanding addition to City National’s management team. Her wide range of experience and impressive track record serving affluent clients will help us expand our Preferred Banking program to meet growing demand from both clients and prospects.”