Banc of California hired Joubin Rahimi as senior vice president, Private Banking and promoted Joshua Mello to vice president, commercial banking relationship manager. Both will work out of the bank’s San Diego office.
Rahimi and Mello will work with San Diego Market Executive Steve Cusato, who maintains responsibilities for all of Banc of California’s commercial banking business throughout San Diego County.
Rahimi joins Banc of California from First Foundation Bank, bringing over 19 years of banking experience, primarily within the San Diego area. He previously worked with First Republic Bank, Comerica Bank and Wells Fargo.
Mello previously served as vice president, branch manager for Banc of California’s La Jollaand Rancho Santa Fe offices. He has over a decade of banking experience and previously worked with JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America.
“The expansion of our commercial banking and private banking groups in San Diego is directly aligned with our strategy to expand our teams and capabilities throughout our commercial banking franchise,” said Doug Bowers, president and CEO. “We are proud to welcome Joubin to the team, and we congratulate Joshua on his new position. Coupled with the existing team, we now have a meaningful presence in San Diego with a full service team spanning all of our key business units.”
