AltaPacific Bancorp announced that its board of directors unanimously approved the appointment of Frank Basirico and Gary W. Deems as new members of the Board of Directors of AltaPacific Bancorp and AltaPacific Bank. Frank Basirico (age 59) joined the company in 2009 and has been serving as Executive Vice President, Mergers & Acquisitions for AltaPacific Bancorp and President, Southern California Region for AltaPacific Bank. Frank has over 36 years of experience in the financial services industry where he served in various executive positions.

Gary Deems (age 67) previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer and director of Mission Oaks Bancorp and Mission Oaks National Bank.