Pacific Mercantile Bancorp announced the appointment of James F. Deutsch to the board of directors of both Pacific Mercantile Bancorp and Pacific Mercantile Bank. Mr. Deutsch has more than 40 years of experience in the banking industry and currently is a partner at Patriot Financial Partners, L.P., a private equity firm focused on investing in community banks, thrifts and financial services- related companies throughout the United States. Mr. Deutsch was appointed to serve on the Human Resource and Compensation, Audit and Finance and Risk Committees of the Board. Prior to joining Patriot Financial Partners, Mr. Deutsch was one of the founders and served as the President and CEO of Team Capital Bank.