Banc of California, Inc. announced that Debora Vrana has been appointed to the bank in the newly created role of executive vice president and chief communications officer, September 11, 2023. In addition, Vrana will also join the bank's senior management committee and sit on the board of the bank's philanthropic foundation. In her new role, Vrana will lead an experienced team responsible for developing the bank's brand and developing and implementing marketing and communications strategies to drive business growth.

Based in downtown Los Angeles, she will oversee internal and external communications, marketing, brand strategy and integration of communication with digital channels. Vrana will report to chief operating officer John Sotoodeh. Samantha Haugh, SVP of Marketing for Banc of California, will continue to lead marketing and report to Vrana.

Vrana, who has more than two decades of communications experience, was most recently chief communications officer for Los Angeles-based City National Bank . She was previously a journalist at the Los Angeles Times for more than a decade.