Wells Fargo Names Northern California Commercial Banking Leader
May 19 2015 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Veteran global banker Rohan Kalbag to help
local companies navigate national and international growth
opportunities for long-term success
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) announced today it has
named Rohan Kalbag, a company veteran with deep national and
international experience, as head of Commercial Banking for
Northern California. Based in Oakland, California, Kalbag oversees
more than 100 team members at offices in Chico, Santa Rosa,
Sacramento, Walnut Creek, and San Francisco.
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Rohan Kalbag, EVP Wells Fargo Commercial
Banking, Bay Area and Northern California (Photo: Business
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Kalbag’s appointment follows the promotion of Lisa Finer, former
head of Commercial Banking in the greater San Francisco Bay Area,
who recently joined the company’s Corporate Risk Program
Office.
Kalbag brings more than 13 years of financial services
experience to his new Commercial Banking role. He began his career
with Wells Fargo’s Global Banking Group as an international
relationship manager for Northern California. He served in several
management positions, including oversight of Asia-Pacific markets.
While based in Hong Kong, Kalbag managed business in Japan, Taiwan,
China, Singapore, India, Australia, and Hong Kong. Most recently,
Kalbag served as the sales manager for Wells Fargo Commercial
Banking in the West, including California, Oregon, and
Washington.
“Given the complexity and scale of the Northern California
market and the growing interest of companies here to do business
globally, it’s important for us to have experienced bankers like
Rohan advise our Bay Area customers,” said John C. Adams, head of
Commercial Banking for the West Region. “Northern California is
highly integrated with the global economy. Rohan’s leadership will
be invaluable in helping local middle-market companies grow and
expand their capabilities in the U.S. and overseas.”
Kalbag cited a recent Wells Fargo International Business
Indicator survey that shows companies remain confident about the
future of the global marketplace. A majority of the U.S. companies
surveyed see long-term value in international expansion and expect
to increase international business development planning in 2015.
Additionally, nearly half believe business outside the U.S. will be
increasingly important to their overall financial success in the
coming year.
“I welcome the opportunity to help middle market companies in
Northern California achieve their financial goals and expand
domestically and internationally if that’s their objective,” said
Kalbag. “The San Francisco Bay Area, and California in general,
experience greater influence from the Asian markets due primarily
to the proximity of the Ports of Oakland, Los Angeles and Long
Beach, and the migration of people and businesses.”
Kalbag earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of
Bristol, England. He also holds a master’s degree from University
of London, and an MBA from the Haas School of Business at the
University of California, Berkeley. Throughout his career, Kalbag
has lived and worked in five countries, including Hong Kong,
Australia, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom.
About Wells Fargo Commercial Banking
With more than 140 offices in 38 states and three Canadian
provinces, Wells Fargo Commercial Banking provides local support
for businesses with annual sales generally in excess of $20
million. Experienced relationship managers and lending managers
live and work where our customers do business – places like
Oakland, Santa Rosa, and Chico. Commercial Banking services –
including asset-based lending, traditional secured loans, and
capital markets – provide access to working capital for day-to-day
operations and funding for growth. Commercial Banking also provides
expertise and services for specific industries, including beverage,
food and agribusiness, technology, health care, government, higher
education, clean technology, and environmental services.
About Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a nationwide,
diversified, community-based financial services company with $1.7
trillion in assets. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San
Francisco, Wells Fargo provides banking, insurance, investments,
mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance through more than
8,700 locations, 12,500 ATMs, and the internet (wellsfargo.com) and
mobile banking, and has offices in 36 countries to support
customers who conduct business in the global economy. With
approximately 266,000 team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three
households in the United States. Wells Fargo & Company was
ranked No. 29 on Fortune’s 2014 rankings of America’s largest
corporations. Wells Fargo’s vision is to satisfy all our customers’
financial needs and help them succeed financially. Wells Fargo
perspectives are also available at Wells Fargo Blogs and Wells
Fargo Stories.
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