Avidbank Holdings, Inc. announced that Art Wasson has joined the Bank as Executive Vice President to lead the Treasury Management Services team. For over 11 years, Mr. Wasson has been working with entrepreneurs and their investors in the venture banking space. Most recently, he was Managing Group Director and founding member of the Venture Banking Team at Signature Bank.

Previously, he spent seven years at Square 1 Bank, most recently as Executive Vice President and head of the Equity Funds Group and Global Treasury Management. Art began his banking career spending 16 years at Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley in their private banking divisions, working with small and middle market businesses. To help support Avidbank's Treasury Management division, Mr. Wasson is accompanied by Christina Scheper, who joins them as Senior Vice President, and Jeff Massey, coming aboard as Vice President.

Ms. Scheper has been in the venture banking arena for over 16 years, most recently alongside Mr. Wasson as a founding member of the Venture Banking Team at Signature Bank. Mr. Massey was also a founding member of the Venture Banking Team at Signature Bank and served as Vice President, Global Treasury Management.