(Source: Business Wire)
Union Bank, N.A., has named Lance Yanagihara a relationship manager for the Private Bank, which provides comprehensive wealth management solutions for individuals, families, foundations and endowments as well as professional service firms. Based in San Francisco, Yanagihara specializes in assisting Japanese and Japanese-American customers.
"We are thrilled to welcome Lance to our San Francisco Private Bank team to help serve our Japanese and Japanese-American clients," says Union Bank Executive Vice President Mary Curran, head of The Private Bank. "Lance's extensive experience in relationship management, along with his understanding of the Japanese language and culture, will be a great asset to our Private Bank."
Yanagihara joined Union Bank in 1984. After completing the bank's management training program, he worked as a commercial lender in several branch offices including the Guam Office. In 1999, Yanagihara transferred to the Japanese Corporate Department where he served as relationship manager and, later, portfolio manager. From 2007 to 2009, Yanagihara worked for Shinsei Bank Ltd. in Japan, where he was responsible for the risk management of several of the bank's principal investment portfolios.
Yanagihara holds a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley. A native of Tokyo, Japan, Yanagihara resides in Union City with his wife Tomoko and their two children.
Headquartered in San Francisco, UnionBanCal Corporation is a financial holding company with assets of $74 billion at June 30, 2009. UnionBanCal Corporation is the 16th largest commercial bank holding company in the U.S. based on assets at March 31, 2009. Its primary subsidiary, Union Bank, N.A., is a full-service commercial bank providing an array of financial services to individuals, small businesses, middle-market companies, and major corporations. Union Bank is California's fifth largest bank by deposits at March 31, 2009. The bank has 335 banking offices in California, Oregon, and Washington and two international offices. UnionBanCal Corporation is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., which is a subsidiary of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: MTU). Visit www.unionbank.com for more information.
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