SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwire - Oct 2, 2012) - Bridge Capital Holdings (
"I am pleased to recognize Debra's expanding role within Bridge with this well deserved promotion," stated Tom Sa, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Bridge Capital Holdings. "She has provided thoughtful and steady counsel to management and the board as corporate secretary, and her roots in accounting, finance, corporate planning and reporting, and mergers and acquisitions are the perfect foundation for her to continue to enhance the company's governance, accounting, and reporting practices going forward."
Ms. Bradford joined Bridge in 2006 as its senior vice president and accounting and financial reporting officer. Since that time, she has accepted increasing responsibilities including those of corporate secretary and special regulatory compliance officer.
"I am very excited to take on an expanded role with Bridge," stated Ms. Bradford. "Bridge has always been committed to maintaining the highest standards of corporate governance and financial reporting, and my goal is to ensure that our shareholders have the highest level of confidence in the integrity of our operations, financial statements, and disclosure."
Prior to Bridge Capital Holdings, Ms. Bradford served in a number of finance related positions of increasing responsibility, including vice president and controller of corporate development with Greater Bay Bancorp, vice president and controller of Eldorado Bancshares, senior corporate auditor with First Nationwide Bank, and supervising senior accountant with KPMG.
Ms. Bradford holds a Bachelor of Science in business administration and accounting from California State University, Sacramento, graduated from the Pacific Coast Banking School, and holds a CPA certificate.
About Bridge Capital Holdings
Bridge Capital Holdings is the holding company for Bridge Bank, National Association. Bridge Capital Holdings was formed on October 1, 2004 and holds a Global Select listing on the NASDAQ stock market under the trading symbol BBNK. For additional information, visit the Bridge Capital Holdings website at www.bridgecapitalholdings.com.
About Bridge Bank, National Association
Bridge Bank, N.A. was founded in 2001 as a full-service professional business bank headquartered in Silicon Valley to meet the unique and varied needs of small and middle market businesses from across many industries, and at all stages -- from inception to IPO and beyond -- with an emphasis on corporate banking and emerging technology companies. Bridge Bank's team of highly-qualified, experienced business bankers create customized solutions to assist entrepreneurs, business owners and managers to reach their goals. For additional information, visit the Bridge Bank website web at www.bridgebank.com.
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