Westamerica Bancorporation appointed Mr. Jesse Leavitt as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Leavitt is a California licensed certified public accountant who during the past five years has served as Controller for the Company, as Assistant Controller for a $12 billion financial institution, and as a bank examiner with a federal financial regulatory agency. Effective January 1, 2020, the Company has appointed Mr. John “Robert” Thorson as Treasury Division Manager.

Mr. Thorson served as the company's Chief Financial Officer from 2005 through 2019.