Bank of Marin Bancorp, parent company of Bank of Marin, added James S. Kimball as an executive vice president and the newly created position of chief operating officer (COO).

As COO, Kimball will have responsibility for the management of the bank’s lines of business, including Commercial Banking, Retail Banking, Wealth Management & Trust and Marketing.

Kimball has more than 28 years of commercial banking experience and joined Bank of Marin from Wells Fargo, where he most recently served as senior vice president and region head for the North Coast Regional Commercial Banking office and Wine Industry Specialty group. During his nine years at Wells Fargo, among other accomplishments, Kimball founded the wine industry specialty practice, which assisted Wells Fargo in becoming one of the largest commercial lenders in the wine industry.

Prior to Wells Fargo, Kimball served as regional president of Northern California and Nevada for Wachovia Bank. Earlier in his career, Kimball spent more than 20 years with Bank of America, ending his tenure as the regional manager responsible for the commercial banking segment in five Bay Area markets.