Exchange Bank Appoints Bahar Ozgur as Vice President and Commercial Relationship Manager
Ozgur brings extensive experience in commercial banking, having held key positions across a variety of industries. Most recently, she served as VP, Lead Commercial Banking Relationship Manager at another financial institution. She holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Hunter College in New York City and an MBA in Finance from Pace University's Lubin School of Business.
"I look forward to contributing to Exchange Bank's strong legacy of community-focused banking while helping local businesses grow and thrive," said Ozgur.
Ozgur resides in Marin County with her husband and two children. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, long-distance running, and spending quality time with her family.
About Exchange Bank
Headquartered in Sonoma County and founded in 1890, Exchange Bank is a full-service community bank with assets of $3.30 billion. Exchange Bank provides a wide range of personal, commercial, and trust and investment management services with 17 retail branches in Sonoma County, a retail branch in Roseville and Trust & Investment Management offices in Santa Rosa, Roseville, Marin County and Silicon Valley. The Bank's legacy of financial leadership and community support is grounded in its core values of commitment, respect, integrity, and teamwork. Exchange Bank is known for its people who care about their customers, their company, and the communities where they live and work. Exchange Bank is a 19-year winner of the North Bay Business Journal's Best Places to Work survey and a 13-time winner of the Best Bank of Sonoma County by the Press Democrat's Readers' Choice 2024 awards. Exchange Bank was named Best Consumer Bank by the NorthBay biz Magazine's Best of the North Bay readers' poll and Best Local Bank by The Petaluma Argus Courier People's Choice Awards 2024. Exchange Bank is also a winner of the 2024 San Francisco Business Times Corporate Philanthropy award, and the Bohemian Magazine's Best of the North Bay 2024 named Exchange Bank Best Business Bank and Best Consumer Bank. www.exchangebank.com
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Suzanne Knowlton, VP/Director of Marketing & Community RelationsExchange BankPO Box 403Santa Rosa, CA 95402Suzanne.Knowlton@exchangebank.com
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