Matthew Galea
Senior Vice President and Director of Branch Banking @Sunwest Bank
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Vice President and Director of Branch Banking @Sunwest Bank
Irvine, CA, US
Oversee a coast-to-coast bank branch network spanning five U.S. states. Manage a client portfolio of entrepreneurs, family offices, real estate developers/investors and small- to mid-sized business owners. Develop and foster strategic sales initiatives to increase core deposits, and broaden various channels focused on generating non-interest income.
EDUCATION
UW Foster School of Business
Pacific Coast Banking School
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
Coursework, Hospitality Business Management
SKILLS
ABOUT MATTHEW GALEA
I am a seasoned financial services executive with more than two decades of proven achievement in retail and small-business banking. Throughout my career—spanning progressive roles as a sales contributor, branch network director, and executive leader—I have developed high-performing teams, effective sales and growth strategies, and banking professionals who will become the leaders of tomorrow’s banking industry. Banking has always been a core part of my life: I was born into a family of bankers with 150+ years of combined experience. With their guidance and that of my colleagues, I gained expertise in a wide range of business lending, business deposits, treasury sales, mortgage lending, and consumer lending products. Driving growth in each of these portfolios requires a seasoned leader and trusted advisor with operational integrity, balanced decision-making skills, a staunch commitment to data, keen emotional intelligence, and a risk-based approach to business development. I am most passionate about advising high-net-worth individuals and small business owners. I know my clients’ financial portfolios as well as they do, so I consider their success my own.Over the years, I developed a reputation as a turnaround leader. Time and time again, I have transformed underperforming bank divisions and branch networks into profitable revenue centers. I told these stories to my banks’ boards of directors, presented at national conventions, and elevated my organization in a competitive, saturated field.
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