PHOENIX – Alliance Bank of Arizona President and CEO Jim Lundy announced this week the promotion of Harry Harvey to executive vice president for the bank.
“Alliance Bank’s record of pristine credit quality and outstanding business relationships is a tribute to the leadership of Harry,” said Lundy. “He (Harvey) has played a key role in the success of Alliance Bank and allowing us to experience rapid growth while still maintaining sound lending practices.”
Harvey is executive vice president and Assistant Chief Credit Officer for Alliance Bank. He has more than 20 years of banking, lending and credit experience. Harvey joined Alliance Bank in 2004 as senior vice president over corporate lending. He is a member of the Risk Management Association (RMA) and has served with the Mesa Hohokams for the past decade. Harvey received a B.S. from the University of Missouri and later completed the Graduate School of Credit and Financial Management at Dartmouth College.
Founded in 2003 in Phoenix, Alliance Bank has quickly become one of the fastest-growing banks in the nation with total assets of more than $700 million, total deposits of $619 million and total loans of $504 million (as of 3/30/07). Alliance Bank is a “super community” commercial bank with local decision-making, focused on Arizona’s business, professional and real estate development community, along with individuals seeking personalized banking service. For more information, visit the Alliance Bank of Arizona web site at alliancebankofarizona.com.
Alliance Bank of Arizona is a subsidiary of Western Alliance Bancorporation, which began public trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on June 30, 2005 under the symbol “WAL.” Western Alliance ranks as one of the most rapidly growing bank holding companies in the United States, with assets of $4.7 billion and offices in Las Vegas, Reno, San Diego, Oakland, Phoenix, Tucson, Sedona and Flagstaff.