Bank of the Sierra Announces John Penrith as VP, Commercial Loan Officer for Southern California, San Diego, and Inland Empire
November 29, 2021
Porterville, Calif. – Bank of the Sierra announced today that John Penrith has been named Vice President, Commercial Loan Officer for the Bank’s Real Estate Industries Group. He will be responsible for developing and managing commercial loan accounts throughout Southern California, San Diego, and Inland Empire.
Penrith has over 33 years of experience in the finance industry. Before joining Bank of the Sierra, he worked as Vice President, Senior Commercial Lender for Torrey Pines Bank, where he developed investor and owner-occupied commercial borrowing and deposit relationships in the San Diego market. Penrith has also worked for California Bank & Trust, Capital Bank, Coronado First Bank, and San Diego Trust Bank in his career.
Penrith is active in the San Diego community. He was previously a board member for Feeding America, Big Brother Big Sisters of San Diego, Sharp Hospital, and Make-A-Wish Foundation. Penrith earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a concentration in finance from the University of San Diego. He will work from the San Diego area.
“Our business customers will truly enjoy working with John,” said Alyson Buttery, Bank of the Sierra’s Senior Vice President, Division Leader of Real Estate Industries Group. “He’s an incredible professional and we’re excited for him to join our team.”
About Bank of the Sierra
Bank of the Sierra is in its 44th year of operations and is the largest independent bank headquartered in the South San Joaquin Valley. Bank of the Sierra is a community-centric regional bank, which offers a full range of retail and commercial banking services with full-service branches located within the counties of Tulare, Kern, Kings, Fresno, Ventura, San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara. The bank also maintains a loan production office and an online branch and provides specialized lending services through an agricultural credit center and an SBA center. Bank of the Sierra is recognized as one of the strongest community banks in the country with a 5-star rating from Bauer Financial.
