Pacific Mercantile Bancorp (the Company), the holding company of Pacific Mercantile Bank (the Bank"), a wholly owned banking subsidiary, announced the appointment of Paul W. Taylor to the board of directors of both Pacific Mercantile Bancorp and Pacific Mercantile Bank. Mr. Taylor has more than 33 years of experience in the banking industry and was most recently the CEO of Guaranty Bank and Trust Company in Denver, Colorado, which was acquired by Independent Bank Group Inc. in January of this year. Mr. Taylor was appointed to serve on the Audit Committee of the Company Board, and was appointed to serve on the Audit Committee and Credit Policy Committees of the Bank Board.