SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwired - May 30, 2014) - Bridge Capital Holdings (
Director Quigg has notified the Company that he will retire from the Board, effective June 2, 2014. Mr. Quigg was appointed to the Bridge Bank Board shortly after the bank opened in mid-2001 and will transition to Vice Chairman Director Emeritus, as he has qualified for this status based on the nearly thirteen years of service on the boards of Bridge Bank and Bridge Capital Holdings.
Over the course of his service to Bridge and its shareholders, Mr. Quigg served on, as well as chaired, from time to time, the Credit, Governance, and Compensation Committees of the Board. He also served on the company Audit Committee.
"We thank Tom for his nearly thirteen years of service to Bridge," stated Allan C. Kramer, M.D., Chairman of the company and bank. "His leadership, participation, and guidance have been critical to building the strong foundation on which Bridge Bank stands today. We will follow the principles of effective governance he helped develop as we continue to build the Bridge Bank franchise."
About Bridge Bank, National Association
Recognized by The Findley Reports as a Super Premium Performing Bank, and designated "Superior" by BauerFinancial and IDC, Bridge Bank is a full-service professional business bank founded in the highly competitive climate of Silicon Valley in 2001. From the very beginning, our goal has been to offer small-market and middle-market businesses from across many industries a better way to bank. We provide a surprisingly broad range of financial solutions, enabling us to meet our clients' varied needs across all stages -- from inception to IPO and beyond. It's how we go about doing so that differentiates us from our competition. Bridge Bank's product offering includes growth capital, equipment and working capital credit facilities and treasury management solutions, along with a full line of international products and services and financing secured by domestic, government and foreign receivables. Learn more at the new www.bridgebank.com. Follow us @BridgeBank.
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. Bridge Bank Holding Company was recently admitted to Sandler O'Neill's Class of 2012 "Sm-All Stars" -- a select group of 25 top-performing publicly traded banks and thrifts from throughout the U.S. with market capitalization of up to $2 billion. For additional information, visit the Bridge Capital Holdings website at www.bridgecapitalholdings.com.
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The reader should refer to the more complete discussion of such risks in Bridge Capital Holdings' annual reports on Forms 10-K and quarterly reports on Forms 10-Q on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly revise these forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.