Thomas A. Hill — Senior Managing Director of Commercial Business Banking for Los Angeles at Opus Bank

Mr. Thomas A. Hill, also known as Tom, has been Senior Managing Director of Commercial Business Banking for Los Angeles at Opus Bank since September 2014. Mr. Hill is a 20-year banking and finance veteran. Mr. Hill joined Opus Bank most recently from East West Bank where he served since 2011 as First Vice President, Senior Relationship Manager - Team Lead in their middle market group. While at East West Bank, he focused on building client relationships with and providing financial solutions to companies in the apparel, manufacturing, distribution and trade sectors. From 2007 to 2011, Mr. Hill served as Vice President of Union Bank where he was responsible for developing and expanding client relationships with middle market businesses and corporations in the aerospace, apparel, defense and manufacturing sectors. From 2006 to 2007, Mr. Hill served as Vice President of Structured Finance at City National Bank where he was responsible for building and managing a portfolio of middle market and corporate clients with significant import/export activities. From 2000 to 2006, Mr. Hill was with Trade Finance Associates, most recently as Partner in the Los Angeles County market where he structured and implemented trade finance, senior debt financing, mezzanine financing and equity investment solutions for companies in the aerospace, manufacturing, telecom and transportation sectors. Mr. Hill began his banking and finance career in 1994 with Thales, Inc. where he structured leasing and financing packages for government and commercial clients in the aerospace, telecom and air traffic management sectors. Mr. Hill holds Bachelors' of Arts degrees in Economics and Political Science from the University of Maryland and Masters' of Science degrees in Business and Finance from Johns Hopkins University.