SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwired - Jun 3, 2014) - Bridge Capital Holdings (
"I'm excited to lead Bridge Bank's growth strategy in Southern California," said Ms. Harkins. "Having worked in the banking industry in this region for the past 30 years, I can confidently say that Bridge Bank has a tremendous opportunity to deliver its unique brand of business banking to Southern California-based businesses across multiple industries," she added. Most recently, Caroline held leadership roles at Beach Business Bank, where she was EVP and Orange County regional president, Imperial Bank, where she was regional vice president, Comerica Bank, and Irwin Union Bank, where she was market president. She has extensive experience in serving small-and-middle-market businesses at various stages of growth, and is skilled in a wide variety of banking products including commercial credit, asset-based lending, corporate finance and treasury management. Caroline is a graduate of Colgate University.
"Caroline exhibits the key qualities that help define our brand, and that drives loyalty among our client base," said Peggy Bradshaw, executive vice president and chief banking officer at Bridge Bank. "She is entrepreneurial and personally dedicated to the success of her clients, and with her experience as a banking leader in Southern California, she is the perfect addition to our team," she added.
Bridge Bank has a national presence through its network of loan production offices in San Francisco, Palo Alto, Pleasanton, Dallas, Reston, Boston, and Costa Mesa, and is headquartered in San Jose. Bridge Bank recently announced its expansion into Southern California through the opening of its newest office in Orange County, where it will serve a range of clients across a variety of industries through its specialized banking services.
Caroline Harkins can be reached at (949) 438-4001, and at caroline.harkins@bridgebank.com.
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. Bridge Bank is a Preferred SBA Lender and a High Delegated Authority Lender through the Export-Import Bank of the United States. 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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