LOS ANGELES, March 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Cathay Bank
announces the appointment of Mr. Alan
Wright as Senior Vice President and Team Manager of Business
Development. In his new position, Mr. Wright will lead an
experienced team of commercial bankers focused on providing
solutions for growth, acquisitions, recapitalizations and
traditional financing needs for middle market companies throughout
Southern California.
"We are pleased to have someone with Alan's professional
experience and academic credentials join Cathay Bank," said
Shu-Yuan Lai, Executive Vice
President and Chief Lending Officer at Cathay Bank. "Alan's hiring
reinforces our commitment to better serve the financing needs of
our customers and businesses in Southern
California and ensures the continued growth and success of
our Business Development division."
Mr. Wright brings over two decades of experience in corporate
banking with regional and national financial institutions. Most
recently, Mr. Wright was First Vice President of the Corporate
Banking Group at California Bank & Trust, a subsidiary of Zions
Bancorp, where he managed a portfolio of complex lending
relationships with middle market companies that included syndicated
credits, leveraged finance credits and asset-based loans. Mr.
Wright has extensive experience managing banking relationships from
newly capitalized start-ups to publicly traded firms.
Mr. Wright holds dual undergraduate degrees in History and
American Studies from the University of
California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
and an MBA in Finance from the Graziadio School of Business at
Pepperdine University. He has also
completed programs in accountancy from the Haas School of Business
at UC Berkeley and in real estate at the Lusk Center for Real
Estate at the University of Southern
California (USC).
Mr. Wright has been active in numerous community and business
organizations throughout his career. He currently serves as a
member on the Board of Directors and as the Treasurer of the
Habitat for Humanity Greater Los Angeles. In 2015, he was honored
by President Barack Obama with the
President's Volunteer Service Award for his work with the
organization. Mr. Wright is also a member of the Graduate Chapter
of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
Member
FDIC
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Equal Housing
Lender
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About Cathay Bank
Cathay Bank is a subsidiary of Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:
CATY). Founded in 1962, Cathay Bank offers a wide range of
financial services. Cathay Bank currently operates 33 branches in
California, 12 in New York State, three in the Chicago, Illinois area, three in Washington State, two in Texas, one in Maryland, one in Massachusetts, one in Nevada, one in New
Jersey, one in Hong Kong,
and a representative office in Taipei and in Shanghai. Cathay Bank's website can be found
at www.cathaybank.com. FDIC insurance coverage is limited to
deposit accounts at Cathay Bank's U.S. domestic branch
locations.
Cathay
Bank
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Contact Person: Rex
Hong
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9650 Flair
Drive
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Phone Number: (626)
279-3250
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El Monte, CA
91731
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