James Hatter joined Opus Bank as senior vice president, senior client manager in commercial banking. Hatter, a 30-year banking veteran, will be responsible for expanding Opus’ commercial and corporate client base in the San Francisco Bay area.

“We are proud to have James join Opus’ Commercial Banking team in the San Francisco Bay Area. James is a highly regarded banker in the region with deep ties to the middle market and a wealth of experience,” said Geoff Anfuso, executive vice president, co-chief lending officer, head of commercial and specialty banking. “We look forward to James’ contribution as Opus continues to grow its overall relationship-based commercial banking franchise.”

Hatter began his banking career in 1987 at Barclays Bank, where he served as director, general manager within the investment banking division. He then served as senior vice president and regional manager at various institutions, including Merrill Lynch Capital, Heller Financial and Fleet Capital. From 2005 to 2007, Hatter served as director, senior manager at Citigroup Global Wealth Advisory, where he originated asset-based, secured and unsecured senior debt transactions, before moving onto a senior vice president position at Bank of the West. He most recently worked at from BBVA Compass, serving as market president for the San Francisco Bay Area and overseeing the origination and building of the bank’s middle market commercial banking business.