Bridge Capital Holdings Appoints Howard Gould to Board of Directors
| Source: Bridge Capital Holdings
SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwire - April 7, 2009) - Bridge Capital Holdings (NASDAQ : BBNK ), whose
subsidiary is Bridge Bank, National Association, a full-service business
bank headquartered in the Silicon Valley region of California, announced
today that Howard N. Gould has been appointed to its Board of Directors.
Mr. Gould was also appointed to the Board of Directors of Bridge Bank.
"Howard is a terrific addition to the Bridge Capital Holdings Board," said
Allan C. Kramer, M.D., Chairman of Bridge Capital Holdings and Bridge Bank,
N.A. "His many years of experience as a banker and State of California
Commissioner of Financial Institutions, adds substantially to the depth and
breadth of the governance and strategic vision of our Board."
Mr. Gould is Vice Chairman of Carpenter & Company and a Managing Member of
the Carpenter Fund Manager GP, LLC, the General Partner of the Carpenter
Community BancFund. The Carpenter Community BancFund purchased $30 million
of preferred stock in Bridge Capital Holdings in the fourth quarter of
2008.
Mr. Gould has served as a senior banker, regulator, and consultant. From
2004 to 2005, Mr. Gould served under appointment by Governor Schwarzenegger
as California's Commissioner of Financial Institutions.
Prior to serving as California's Commissioner of Financial Institutions,
Mr. Gould was Vice Chairman of Bank of the West, Vice Chairman and Chief
Operating Officer of Sanwa/United California Bank, and held other
management positions in large California banks. Earlier, he served as West
Coast Managing Partner of The Secura Group, a nationally recognized
consultant to the banking industry specializing in risk management and
corporate governance, and, in his first round of government service as
California Superintendent of Banks from 1992 to 1993. Mr. Gould has served
on numerous corporate and philanthropic boards of directors.
Mr. Gould holds a Master of Business Administration degree from California
State University, Sacramento, and a Bachelor of Arts in Business
Administration from San Jose State University.
Bridge Bank specializes in providing superior service and customized
banking solutions to small and middle-market, and emerging technology
businesses, in Silicon Valley, California, and the Nation. The Bank's
product offerings include 24/7 internet-based business cash and treasury
management, on-line account statement and item imaging, remote deposit
capture, commercial lines of credit, growth capital financing, commercial
real estate financing, international Export-Import financing and foreign
exchange payment services, Small Business Administration 7(a) and 504 loans
as an SBA Preferred Lender Participant-accredited direct lender, and
factoring and asset-based loans through its Bridge Capital Finance Group.
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, N.A.
Bridge Bank, N.A. is Silicon Valley's full-service professional business
bank. The Bank is dedicated to meeting the financial needs of small and
middle market companies, and emerging technology businesses, in Silicon
Valley, Northern California, and the Nation. Bridge Bank provides its
clients with a comprehensive package of business banking solutions
delivered through experienced, professional bankers. For additional
information, visit the Bridge Bank website at http://www.bridgebank.com.
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existing litigation; future credit loss experience; increased competitive
challenges and expanding product and pricing pressures among financial
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