Marc Thompson, CRE, CCIM, FRICS, joins Mechanics Bank as Senior Vice President and head of the Real Estate Industries Group. Thompson brings over 30 years of commercial real estate and capital markets experience to the Bank. Marc will focus on leading the Bank's commercial real estate, construction, housing and related real estate loan production and operation efforts.

Thompson was most recently at Torrey Pines Bank, where he served as a Senior Relationship Manager for northern California in the Real Estate Construction group. Jay Mok was recently named Senior Vice President, Commercial Banking Regional Market Manager for Mechanics Bank. Mok joins the Mechanics Bank commercial banking team where he will lead business development efforts in the Bank's key markets.

A nine year veteran of commercial banking, Mok comes to Mechanics Bank after serving as SVP, Commercial Lender for Torrey Pines Bank, where he was the Bank's top commercial lending producer in the state of California in 2013.