Marty Plourd named board chair for California Bankers Association
Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Central Coast, Latest newsMarty Plourd, the president of Community West Bank since 2011, has assumed the role of 2025-2026 chair of the California Bankers Association as of June 1. Plourd assumes the role of chair from Krista Snelling, president and CEO of West Coast Community Bank. Plourd assumes the role with more than 30 years of banking experience Read More →
BofA appoints new market executive for Ventura/Santa Barbara region
Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Latest news, left, Santa Barbara County, Ventura CountyJacky Holler, a woman with more than 30 years of financial industry experience, has been named as the new market executive for Ventura and Santa Barbara counties by Bank of America. Announced June 13, Holler will work closely with the bank’s local market leaders across its eight lines of business and market president Midge Campbell-Thomas Read More →
Amy Weaver is ready to helm Direct Relief
Latest news, Nonprofits, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Top StoryAmy Weaver has never been one to back down from a challenge. When she graduated from Harvard Law, instead of immediately going to work for a firm, she followed her heart and moved to Hong Kong, working for the country’s legislative council. After decades of working as an attorney, both in private practice and the corporate world, Read More →
F&M Trust hires new director to head fresh Santa Barbara office
Banking & Finance, Central Coast, Latest news, middle, Tri-County EconomyA couple of months after Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach announced its intention to grow its tri-county presence, Farmers & Merchants Trust company is doing the same thing with a new hire to head its fresh Santa Barbara office set to reopen next month. Salvatore “Tory” Milazzo was appointed to be F&M Trust’s newest senior vice president, trust and investment manager, the organization announced Read More →
Glenn Burdette partners up with growth platform for CPA firms
Banking & Finance, Latest news, San Luis Obispo CountyGlenn Burdette has sold to regional accounting and advisory firm Ascend for an undisclosed amount, the San Luis Obispo-based CPA firm announced on June 1. Ascend, backed by private equity firm Alpine Investor, and its platform enables regional accounting firms with between $15 and $50 million of revenue. The company was founded two years ago. Read More →
