Hanmi Bank Announces Hiring of Senior Lenders
February 16 2017 - 9:00AM
Hanmi Bank (“Hanmi”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Hanmi Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:HAFC), today announced the
hiring of two experienced lending officers to expand the Bank’s
C&I lending capabilities in the California and New York
markets.
Robert Bartlett joins Hanmi as Executive Vice President &
Specialty Lending Officer with a focus on C&I lending efforts,
including specialty and entertainment financing, in California. In
addition, Don Kim was named Senior Vice President & Commercial
Lending Manager and will lead the Bank’s corporate banking loan
production office located in New York.
“I am very pleased to announce the additions of Robert Bartlett
and Don Kim to the Hanmi team,” said C. G. Kum, President & CEO
of Hanmi. “This is the latest example of our ongoing efforts to
expand Hanmi’s commercial lending capabilities. Both Bob and Don
are experienced commercial lenders with a proven track record of
success and established customer relationships in the New York and
Los Angeles markets.”
Robert Bartlett brings more than 40 years of broad based
commercial banking experience to Hanmi. Mr. Bartlett has
served in executive management positions at several California
banks. Prior to its merger with First California Bank in 2007, Mr.
Bartlett was the Chief Credit Officer at National Mercantile Bank
and also oversaw the entertainment lending division. Most recently,
he was an Executive Vice President at Pacific Mercantile Bank.
Don Kim has more than 10 years of lending experience, primarily
focused on commercial lending. Prior to joining Hanmi, Mr. Kim
served as a relationship manager at HSBC Bank and Bank of Hope in
New York.
About Hanmi Financial
CorporationHeadquartered in Los Angeles, California, Hanmi
Financial Corporation owns Hanmi Bank, which serves multi-ethnic
communities through its network of 41 full-service branches and 6
loan production offices in California, Texas, Illinois, Virginia,
New Jersey, New York, Colorado, Washington and Georgia. Hanmi Bank
specializes in real estate, commercial, SBA and trade finance
lending to small and middle market businesses.
Additional information is available
at www.hanmi.com.
CONTACT:
Lasse Glassen
Investor Relations
Addo Investor Relations
310-829-5400
Romolo (Ron) Santarosa
Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
213-427-5636
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