SBA veteran Joseph McClure will be joining the Golden Pacific Bancorp and Golden Pacific Bank executive ranks as EVP/chief business officer.

McClure has more than 25 years in small business lending and economic development, holding executive leadership positions for over 15 years.

“It is with great pleasure that we welcome Joe McClure to our team,” said Richard Claussen, chairman of GPB. “Joe has vast experience with a variety of small businesses, and his involvement and dedication will be a valuable asset in helping GPB build a strong and vibrant community banking force in Northern California.”

McClure’s oversight as Small Business Administration district director covers 22 counties in Northeastern California, serving more than 3.1 million constituents. Under his leadership, in just three years, SBA loan volume grew by more than 30% from 700 to 928 loans, and total dollars grew from $306 million to over $475 million, in 2013 and 2016 respectively. Before arriving in Sacramento, McClure was the SBA district director in Montana.

Prior to his federal service, McClure worked in small business lending programs including overseeing an SBA 504 lending program at the Lancaster Economic Development Corporation, running the Los Angeles County Business loan fund for the L.A. County Community Development Commission’s Business Finance Center and acting as executive director of the Economic Development Collaborative in Ventura County.