Mr. Michael W. Olague, also known as Mike, has been the Chief Banking Officer and Executive Vice President of Sierra Bancorp and its subsidiary, Bank of the Sierra since January 01, 2015. Mr. Olague served as Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer for the Rabobank N.A.'s community banking division. Mr. Olague served as a Senior Vice President and Area Manager of Bakersfield, Delano at Bank of the Sierra, Inc. Mr. Olague is to see that network of retail branches carries out its strategic plan. He has worked in banking for 37 years and before joining Rabobank in 2005, he served as Middle Market Manager for Bank of America. Mr. Olague serves on the Executive Board of the Mid State Development Corp., the Executive Advisory Council of CSUB's School of Business and Public Administration and KEDC's Board of Directors. He sits on the boards of the Boys and Girls Club, San Joaquin Hospital Foundation, Kern County Cancer Fund, Mid-State Development Corporation and the CSUB Business School Advisory Board. He earned a Bachelor's Degree in Business from Cal State Bakersfield. Mr. Olague also graduated from the University of Virginia Graduate Banking School.