Bridge Bank, a division of Western Alliance Bank has announced Dave Bhagat has been named senior managing director of the International Banking. In his new role, Bhagat will manage the foreign exchange sales and trading team, the trade finance and EXIM team, and correspondent banking and multi-currency accounts; lead the development of new FX and interest rate hedging solutions; and work to increase awareness of the group's sizable capabilities. Bhagat joins Bridge Bank from Silicon Valley Bank, where he most recently served as managing director and head of foreign exchange and rates trading.