Opus Bank announced that Mark Kaeller has joined Opus as Managing Director, Senior Client Manager. Kaeller, a 28-year banking veteran, is responsible for further expanding Opus’ commercial and corporate client base in the Los Angeles region.

Jim Haney, Executive Vice President, Head of Commercial Banking, stated, “We are proud to have Mark Kaeller join Opus’ Commercial Banking team in Los Angeles. Mark is a highly regarded banker in the region with deep ties to middle market companies and a wealth of experience delivering debt financing and treasury management and solutions.” Haney added, “We look forward to Mark’s contributions as Opus continues to grow its overall relationship-based commercial banking franchise.”

Kaeller joins Opus most recently from MUFG Union Bank, where he served as Vice President, Senior Relationship Manager and was focused on building the bank’s middle market commercial banking business in downtown Los Angeles and the surrounding markets.

From 2014 to 2016, Kaeller served as Vice President, Senior Relationship Manager at ProAmerica Bank, where he focused on developing new client relationships with lower middle market companies and originating commercial loans and working capital lines of credit, as well as non-owner-occupied commercial real estate debt transactions. From 2013 to 2014, Kaeller served as Vice President, Senior Relationship Manager at JPMorgan Chase, where he focused on building client relationships with small businesses and lower middle market companies. From 2003 to 2013, Kaeller served as Vice President, Relationship Manager at Bank of America, where he managed and developed client relationships with middle market companies, with a focus on commercial loans and lines of credit, foreign exchange transactions, and treasury management services. Kaeller holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychobiology from the University of California, Los Angeles.