Meriwest Names Hatim Abdul Al-Bari Manager of Meriwest's Silicon Valley Financial Centers

08/30/06
SAN JOSE, Calif., August 15, 2006 - Meriwest Credit Union, one of Silicon Valley's largest financial institutions, has named Hatim Abdul Al-Bari as Manager of Meriwest's Silicon Valley Financial Centers. Mr. Al-Bari has been a valued member of the Meriwest team, most recently as Financial Center Manager at the San Mateo Financial Center. He will be responsible for leading the Silicon Valley team to deliver strong sales and exceptional member service results. "Hatim has experience in leading teams of financial center employees and banking operations," said Maria Sanchez, Assistant Vice President of Retail Financial Centers at Meriwest. "We are very pleased he has accepted this position and know he will do an exceptional job."
Prior to joining Meriwest, Mr. Al-Bari was a Client Financial Analyst for Citibank in San Leandro, California. Mr. Al-Bari also previously held a Senior Personal Banker and Assistant Vice President position at Bank of America in Sunnyvale, California where he was responsible for establishing, retaining and deepening relationships with current and potential banking center customers to achieve sales goals and provide quality customer service.
Mr. Al-Bari began his banking career in 2001 as an Operations Officer for Bank of America in Los Altos, California. He was then promoted to Assistant Vice President and managed service and operations activities.
Mr. Al-Bari currently attends the University of California State Hayward with concentration on a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration/Finance.
About Meriwest Credit Union As an established and proactive full-service financial institution, Meriwest is dedicated to making life easier for businesses and families in the San Francisco Bay Area and Tucson, Arizona through personal, convenient and innovative financial services. More information can be found at www.meriwest.com. |