1st Century Bank Announces Expansion of its Commercial and Industrial Expertise

September 11, 2017

Three seasoned C&I professionals join the current leadership team in new downtown L.A. office

LOS ANGELES - 1st Century Bank, a division of MidFirst Bank, today announced the addition of an experienced team of commercial and industrial bankers. The new hires include George A. Pérez, who will serve as managing director, Carlos Payan as regional manager, and Robert Rodriguez as director of sales. The team will be responsible for 1st Century Bank's new downtown Los Angeles commercial and industrial market expansion by helping businesses leverage resources for expansion while providing leading edge technology to manage cash flow and deposits.

"Our culture is built on the importance of extraordinary personal attention, experienced guidance and commitment to the communities we serve," said Jason P. DiNapoli, president and CEO, 1st Century Bank. "The dedication of our talented team to the success of our clients has made this vision a reality. Bringing more than 50 years of combined experience helping prominent, family-held businesses in the greater Los Angeles market, George, Carlos and Robert will continue that focus as part of our ever growing and dynamic team."

In his position prior to joining 1st Century Bank, Pérez worked as a portfolio management director. He brings more than 30 years of extensive experience in credit administration and risk management to 1st Century Bank with in-depth expertise in underwriting and portfolio management.

With 1st Century Bank, Payan will be responsible for working with potential clients of 1st Century Bank's commercial and industrial banking strategy. He joins the C&I team with a wealth of experience in the management of a large portfolio with a diverse customer base.

Rodriguez joins 1st Century Bank with a record of personal success managing a large diversified commercial portfolio. In in his previous experience, Rodriguez was responsible for middle market and mid-corporate clients with a focus on those with revenues of $10 million to $100 million.1st Century Bank is a division of MidFirst Bank, one of the nation's largest privately held financial institutions. This combination of private ownership, a strong capital base and local market focus and expertise, allows 1st Century Bank to provide greater scale and opportunity for its clientele. 1st Century Bank's exceptional service model provides the flexible, local decision making that has distinguished it in the Los Angeles market.

About 1st Century Bank, a Division of MidFirst Bank

1st Century Bank, a division of MidFirst Bank, is headquartered in the Century City area of Los Angeles, California, with a full service business banking center in Century City, and relationship offices in Santa Monica, Beverly Hills and coming soon to downtown Los Angeles. 1st Century Bank's primary focus is serving the specific banking needs of entrepreneurs, professionals and small businesses with the personal service of a traditional community bank. 1st Century Bank maintains a website at 1cbank.com.