Hanmi Financial Corporation and Hanmi Bank Appoint Scott R. Diehl to the Board of Directors
March 06, 2018 at 04:15 pm EST
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On February 28, 2018, Hanmi Financial Corporation (Company) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Hanmi Bank (Bank), announced that the Boards of Directors of the Company and Bank had appointed Mr. Scott R. Diehl to the Board of Directors of Company and Bank, effective February 28, 2018. Mr. Diehl is a 34 year veteran of the banking and financial industry, having spent his entire career at Wells Fargo Capital Finance and its predecessor corporation, Foothill Capital Corporation. Mr. Diehl brings extensive experience across a broad range of risk and lending activities. Prior to his retirement in July 2017, Mr. Diehl was a Group Head overseeing the Factoring, Receivable Securitization and Supply Chain Finance lending units. Prior to this role, he was the Head of the Industries Group and oversaw the Lender Finance, Technology Finance, Healthcare Finance and Supply Chain Finance business units. Mr. Diehl also served in various other leadership positions related to asset based lending and commercial finance for Wells Fargo Capital Finance and Foothill Capital Corporation. Mr. Diehl was appointed to the Risk, Compliance and Planning Committee of the Company Board, as well as the Loan and Credit Policy Committee and Asset Liability Committee of the Bank.
Hanmi Financial Corporation is a holding company of Hanmi Bank (the Bank). The Bank serves multi-ethnic communities through its network of 35 full-service branches and eight loan production offices in California, Texas, Illinois, Virginia, New Jersey, New York, Colorado, Washington and Georgia. The Bank is a California state-chartered financial institution. The Bank specializes in real estate, commercial, small business administration (SBA) and trade finance lending to small and middle market businesses. The Bank originates loans for its own portfolio and for sale in the secondary market. Its lending activities include real estate loans (commercial property, construction and residential property), commercial and industrial loans (commercial term, commercial lines of credit and international), equipment lease financing and SBA loans. The Bank maintains a small construction portfolio for multifamily and commercial and industrial properties within its market areas.