Volkan Salar joined Opus Bank as senior vice president, senior credit administrator of Commercial Banking, responsible for the structuring and underwriting of senior debt financing solutions provided to Opus’ Commercial and Specialty Banking clients.

Stephen H. Gordon, founding chairman, CEO and president of Opus Bank, stated, “We are very proud to have Volkan Salar join Opus Bank’s senior credit administration team. Volkan is a highly-regarded banking veteran with a deep understanding of, and significant experience in, structuring credit products, services, and solutions for middle-market businesses and corporations.”

Salar, an 11-year banking veteran, joins Opus Bank from BBVA Compass, where he served as senior vice president, credit products market manager within the Corporate Risk Management Group and oversaw the growth, risk management and asset quality of a $2.5 billion commercial and industrial credit portfolio. His responsibilities included running the West Coast credit products team, as well as underwriting and credit approval, credit exposure and risk analysis, covenant compliance, and risk rating assessment.

From 2006 to 2010, Salar served with Sterling Bank, prior to its acquisition by Comerica, most recently as portfolio risk manager, and oversaw the growth and ongoing portfolio management and asset quality of a $200 million commercial loan portfolio, including credit exposure and risk analysis, covenant compliance and work-out resolutions for troubled loans.