Seacoast Commerce Bank hired Ernesto M. Arredondo, Jr. as executive vice president and chief banking officer.

Arredondo, a 20-year financial services veteran, joined Seacoast Commerce Bank from Wells Fargo Bank, where he served as the San Diego Area president. His role at Wells Fargo Bank encompassed the management and growth of close to 1,000 financial professionals over 55 retail banking offices, with $6 billion in deposits and $2 billion in loans.

“Ernesto is an outstanding addition to the Seacoast team. His expertise in market growth, franchise expansion, customer acquisition, technology enhancements and specialty banking will help guide our new banking platform, which includes our recently completed acquisition of Capital Bank,” said Richard M. Sanborn, president and CEO.

San Diego, CA-based Seacoast Commerce Banc Holdings is a bank holding company with one wholly-owned banking subsidiary, Seacoast Commerce Bank, which includes Capital Bank, a division of Seacoast Commerce Bank.