Kathryn Gonzales joined Opus Bank as senior vice president, head of sales integration. Gonzales, a 37-year banking veteran, will be responsible for further developing and integrating Opus’ consumer and commercial banking client experience.

Stephen H. Gordon, chairman, CEO and president of Opus Bank, said, “We believe [Kathy’s] long history of success in driving service and operational excellence is unmatched in the industry. We look forward to her contribution as Opus continues to grow and enhance its business development efforts, deposit base and overall relationship-based commercial banking franchise.”

Gonzales began her career at Security Pacific National Bank, and subsequently Bank of America following its acquisition of Security Pacific. She rose to the position of assistant vice president, commercial credit officer. She then held various leadership positions at Arrowhead Credit Union Bank, Provident Bank and Farmers and Merchants Bank. She most recently served as executive vice president and director of branch banking at Plaza Bank, where she was responsible for driving deposit growth and delivering service and operational excellence.