LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MUFG Union Bank, N.A., today announced that Mike Feldman has been named Head of Branch and Private Banking. In his expanded role, he will manage Private Banking, through which the bank offers a variety of services for affluent individuals, families, businesses and organizations. Based in Orange County, he continues to report to Pierre P. Habis, who heads MUFG Union Bank’s Consumer and Business Banking groups.
“Mike is a proven leader, and his extensive experience and success leading investment services and licensed banker programs made him the obvious choice to lead Private Banking,” says Habis. “Mike will work with me and other senior leaders to help manage the bank’s affluent strategy and ensure that we offer best-in-class products and services to this valued segment.”
Feldman will continue to oversee the bank’s network of more than 400 retail branches in California, Oregon and Washington, including the licensed banker program and other sales leadership and service initiatives.
Feldman joined Union Bank in 2009 and has more than 20 years of banking experience. He previously served as head of California Branch Banking and as national sales manager for the Retail Banking division. Prior to joining Union Bank, Feldman was a managing director of Retail Banking at Countrywide Bank and president and chief executive officer of Countrywide Investment Services Inc. He also served as a senior vice president and Community Banking president at Wells Fargo, where he managed several diverse market areas and developed the licensed banker program.
Feldman received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from California State University, Fresno. He also earned a Personal Financial Planning certification from the University of California, Irvine. Active in the community, Feldman serves on the board of directors for the American Heart Association in Orange County and is a board member of the California Chamber. He has also served on several boards throughout Southern California, including: the Personal Financial Planning Advisory Committee at the University of California, Irvine; United Way; and Junior Achievement, an organization dedicated to educating students about workforce readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy.
About MUFG Union Bank, N.A.
MUFG Union Bank, N.A., is a full-service bank with offices across the United States. We provide a wide spectrum of corporate, commercial, retail banking and wealth management solutions to meet the needs of customers. The bank also offers an extensive portfolio of value-added solutions for customers, including investment banking, personal trust, capital markets, global treasury management, transaction banking and other services. With assets of $110.9 billion (USD), as of September 30, 2014, the bank has strong capital reserves, credit ratings and capital ratios relative to peer banks. MUFG Union Bank is a proud member of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (NYSE: MTU), one of the world’s largest financial organizations with total assets of approximately ¥259 trillion (JPY) or $2.5 trillion (USD)1, as of June 30, 2014. MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation, the financial holding company and MUFG Union Bank, N.A. have corporate headquarters in New York City.
1 Exchange rate of USD=¥101.36 (J-GAAP) as of June 30, 2014
