Opus Bank promoted SVP Ed Padilla to EVP, co-chief lending officer, head of Commercial Real Estate Banking and SVP Geoff Anfuso to EVP, co-chief lending officer, head of Commercial and Specialty Banking.

Both Padilla and Anfuso have been named members of Opus’ executive committee.

“Both Ed and Geoff have consistently demonstrated the excellent judgment and passionate leadership necessary to drive disciplined credit-centric growth at Opus Bank. As we scale up our executive leadership team, I now look forward to their contributions to our executive committee and Opus as a whole. They have both continually developed the depth and breadth of experience required to sustain the entrepreneurial, service-oriented, relationship-driven culture that has made Opus one of the leading banks on the West Coast,” said Stephen H. Gordon, founding chairman, CEO and president of Opus Bank.

Padilla joined Opus in July 2011 as senior vice president, senior credit administrator and was promoted to head of Income Property Banking in July 2013. He was promoted to senior vice president, president of Commercial Real Estate Banking, in July 2015. Prior to joining Opus Bank, Padilla was vice president for JP Morgan Chase Multifamily Finance and was a team lead within their Special Credit’s group.

Anfuso joined Opus in May 2013 as senior managing director – Institutional Syndications and was promoted to senior vice president, head of Commercial and Specialty Banking in October 2016. From 2010 to 2013, Anfuso served with Wells Fargo Bank as senior vice president – Team Lead, Commercial Banking Group and was responsible for structuring credit facilities for working capital, acquisitions, equipment and real estate transactions and the business development efforts of his team. Earlier at Wells Fargo, Anfuso served as senior vice president, underwriting manager within the Specialty Finance group. Anfuso began his career in 2001 as a consultant with PwC.