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Calif. Bank Hires Regulator as Chief Risk Officer

By Sarah Todd October 03, 2013, 5:39 p.m. EDT 1 Min Read

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Bay Commercial Bank (BCML) in Walnut Creek, Calif., has appointed a state regulator as its new chief risk officer and senior vice president.

Izabella Zhu comes to the $326 million-asset company from the California Department of Business Oversight, where she was a senior financial institutions examiner and a founding member of the examiner council. She held her position there from 2007 to 2013, according to her LinkedIn page. Zhu has also served as a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley, her LinkedIn page reports.

A certified fiduciary investment risk specialist, Zhu holds a masters degree in public administration in international development from Harvard University.

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