California Bank of Commerce, a San Francisco Bay Area business bank, hired Kris Chandrasekar as SVP of its Small Business Administration Lending Division.

Chandrasekar has more than 30 years of experience in lending and credit administration as well as a specialization in government-guaranteed facilities.

Prior to joining the bank, he spent 17 years with Heritage Bank of Commerce where he was a credit manager in the business lending division and worked at Sumitomo Bank in a similar capacity prior to that.

“Our strong growth, culture and reputation enables us to continue attracting talented bankers and we are pleased to welcome Mr. Chandrasekar to the Bank’s SBA Lending Division,” said Executive Vice President and Market President-Santa Clara Region Chris Morin.