First Foundation Inc. Appoints James Britton as Chief Financial Officer
August 03 2023 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
First Foundation Inc. (NASDAQ: FFWM) (“First Foundation”), a
financial services company with two wholly-owned operating
subsidiaries, First Foundation Advisors and First Foundation Bank,
is pleased to announce the appointment of James (“Jamie”) Britton
as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, effective
August 14, 2023. Reporting to Scott F. Kavanaugh, President and
Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Britton will lead the financial
operations teams for First Foundation and its subsidiaries.
“We are excited to have Jamie join the executive leadership team
of First Foundation,” said Mr. Kavanaugh. “With his deep experience
in corporate finance, operations, and investor relations, I am
confident that he will advance our efforts as we navigate the
current environment and continue to successfully implement
strategic initiatives. I would also like to thank Amy Djou for her
service as Interim Chief Financial Officer and look forward to her
continued leadership as Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting
Officer and Deputy Chief Financial Officer of First Foundation
Bank.”
Mr. Britton brings over 25 years of experience and joins First
Foundation from Texas Security Bank where he has been the Executive
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer
since March 2022. Prior, he served as Executive Vice President,
Director of Corporate Finance and Director of Investor Relations
for Texas Capital Bank (Nasdaq: TCBI), where from September 2013 to
March 2022 he oversaw several functions, including strategic and
financial planning, financial forecasting, and stress testing, as
well as investor communications. He also served as Group Vice
President, Capital Adequacy and Stress Testing for SunTrust Bank
with responsibility for capital management, capital adequacy, and
stress testing from June 2006 to September 2013. Mr. Britton began
his career in Andersen Consulting’s/Accenture’s consulting practice
supporting a range of clients before moving to banking.
Mr. Britton received his master of science degree in
quantitative and computational finance (financial engineering) from
the Georgia Institute of Technology, and a bachelor of science in
mathematics from Arizona State University. He is a Chartered
Financial Analyst (CFA®) charterholder.
About First Foundation
First Foundation Inc. (NASDAQ: FFWM) and its subsidiaries offer
personal banking, business banking, and private wealth management
services, including investment, trust, insurance, and philanthropy
services. This comprehensive platform of financial services is
designed to help clients at any stage in their financial journey.
The broad range of financial products and services offered by First
Foundation are more consistent with those offered by larger
financial institutions, while its high level of personalized
service, accessibility, and responsiveness to clients is more
aligned with community banks and boutique wealth management firms.
This combination of an integrated platform of comprehensive
financial products and personalized service differentiates First
Foundation from many of its competitors and has contributed to the
growth of its client base and business. Learn more at
firstfoundationinc.com or connect with us on LinkedIn and
Twitter.
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Shannon Wherry, Director of Corporate Communications,
swherry@ff-inc.com, (469) 638-9642
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