CalWest Bancorp announced the election of six new directors to its Board of Directors at the 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. They join CalWest Bancorp and South County Bank President and CEO Glenn Gray, and Electronic Cash Systems President Fadi Cheikha on the now eight-member board as the Bank continues its growth trajectory following a successful recapitalization in December 2015. Kenneth Karmin is the newly appointed Chairman. Karmin brings extensive banking and investment expertise and is Principal of High Street Holdings. Karmin is joined by five well-known business leaders. They are William Black, Managing Partner, Consector Capital, LP, a veteran of the financial services industry who is a Chartered Financial Analyst and member of the New York Society of Securities Analysts; Jonathan Glaser, Founder and Managing Member, JMG Capital Management LLC, who has been serving on Hudson Pacific Properties’ Board of Directors since its initial public offering; Clifford W. Lord Jr. (“Kip”), Managing Partner, PRG Investment and Management, who brings more than 20 years of global real estate investment and management experience; Richard Mandel, Founder and President, Ramsfield Hospitality Finance, a well-known veteran of deal origination and capital formation having been at the forefront of over $300 million of hotel debt and equity investments; and Jeremy Zhu, Founder and Managing Director, Wedbush, LLC and Senior Vice President of Wedbush Inc., who delivers significant knowledge on both community banking and strategic growth initiatives.