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Plaza Bank Continues to Grow Their Talent Pool With New Hires
[August 19, 2014]

Plaza Bank Continues to Grow Their Talent Pool With New Hires


(Marketwire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) IRVINE, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 08/19/14 -- Plaza Bank (OTCBB: PLZB) announces the addition of Greg Janes, Relationship Manager, and Michael Kobzeff, Information Technology Manager, to the bank. Both Janes and Kobzeff will be working in the Irvine location.



In Janes' fifteen years of banking, he has built a strong reputation that gained him respect in the industry. His forward thinking, client service and reliability have positively impacted hundreds of small businesses in the Southern California market.

By utilizing a team approach, Janes' was able to provide businesses with strategic credit and treasury management services. He successfully transitioned companies with complex banking needs to a better understanding of how to free up additional cash, while leveraging credit as an advantage for growth.


Janes specializes in managing complex deposit and treasury services.

"It's exciting times for Plaza Bank and our clients, when we have the opportunity to keep bringing in the brightest and best banking talent in the market," shared Erich Bollinger, Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer.

In addition to Janes, Plaza Bank has hired Michael Kobzeff. After spending six years at Altura Communication Solutions as a Senior Network Engineer, Kobzeff entered the world of banking technology. From 2006 to 2007, he worked for Compushare as a Financial Systems Consultant. Once Kobzeff's career change was made, he continued to progress in the industry. In 2007, he joined EH National Bank as an IT Manager where he managed the network infrastructure and IT governance, including policies and procedures, disaster recover planning and risk management.

Kobzeff's impressive background, coupled with Janes' experience and drive, will help benefit Plaza Bank's progressive and ever-evolving company performance.

About Plaza Bank Plaza Bank is full-service community bank serving the business and professional communities in Southern California and Las Vegas, Nevada. The Bank is committed to meeting the financial needs of small to middle market businesses and professional firms with loans for working capital, equipment and owner-occupied commercial real estate financing and a full array of cash management services. Our bankers are experienced, professional and knowledgeable. For more information, visit www.plazabank.com or call President and CEO Gene Galloway at (949) 502-4309 or (702) 277-2221.

Forward-Looking Statements Certain matters discussed in this press release constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and are subject to the safe harbors created by that Act. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They often include the words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "estimate," or words of similar meaning, or future or conditional verbs such as "will," "would," "should," "could," or "may." Forward-looking statements are based on currently available information, expectations, assumptions, projections, and management's judgment about the Bank, the banking industry and general economic conditions. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, nor should they be relied upon as representing management's views as of any subsequent date. Future events are difficult to predict, and the expectations described above are necessarily subject to risk and uncertainty that may cause actual results to differ materially and adversely.

Forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties and actual results may differ materially from those presented, either expressed or implied, in this press release. Factors that might cause such differences include, but are not limited to: the Bank's ability to successfully execute its business plans and achieve its objectives; changes in general economic, real estate and financial market conditions, either nationally or locally in areas in which the Bank conducts its operations; changes in interest rates; new litigation or claims or changes in existing litigation or claims; future credit loss experience; increased competitive challenges and expanding product and pricing pressures among financial institutions; legislation or regulatory changes which adversely affect the Bank's operations or business; loss of key personnel; changes in accounting policies or procedures as may be required by the Financial Accounting Standards Board or other regulatory agencies; and the ability to satisfy requirements related to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and other regulation on internal control.

Media Contacts: Gene Galloway President and Chief Executive Officer (702) 277-2221 or (949) 502-4309 Email Contact Erich Bollinger Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer (949) 225-3704 Email Contact Source: Plaza Bank

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