Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. Announces Appointment of George M. Pereira as Director, on Audit and Enterprise Risk Committees of Board of Directors
August 17, 2021 at 09:00 am EDT
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Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. announced the appointment of George M. Pereira as a director of Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), effective August 16, 2021. Mr. Pereira’s leadership in the financial services industry spans over 30 years. He is a retired Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. Mr. Pereira has accepted appointments to serve on the Audit and Enterprise Risk Committees of the Company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Pereira retired from Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. in 2020, having served as Chief Operating Officer from 2010 to 2020 and Chief Financial Officer from 2004 to 2020. He also served as Head of Financial Reporting for Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. from 2000 to 2004. Earlier in his career, Mr. Pereira gained valuable regulatory experience and perspective while serving as Managing Director at the New York Stock Exchange. Mr. Pereira has developed extensive expertise in building and managing financial, operational, technology and risk control platforms for growth and scale within the financial services industry. He also has significant experience leading cybersecurity oversight teams, focused on risks and continuous improvement models.
Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. is a bank holding company. The Company operates through its wholly owned subsidiary, Pacific Premier Bank (the Bank). The Bank provides banking products and services, including deposit accounts, digital banking, and treasury management services, to businesses, professionals, entrepreneurs, real estate investors, and nonprofit organizations. The Bank also offers a range of loan products, such as commercial business loans, lines of credit, commercial real estate loans, agribusiness loans, franchise lending, and construction loans. Pacific Premier Bank offers commercial escrow services and facilitates 1031 Exchange transactions through its Commerce Escrow division. The Bank offers clients individual retirement account (IRA) custodial services through its Pacific Premier Trust division. It conducts business throughout the Western Region of the United States from its 58 full-service depository branches located in Arizona, California, Nevada, and Washington.