Hanmi Financial Corporation and Hanmi Bank reported that Mr. Romolo ‘Ron' C. Santarosa, was appointed Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the company and the Bank, effective November 10, 2015. Mr. Santarosa has served as Senior Executive Vice President, Corporate Finance and Strategy of the company and the Bank since June 8, 2015 where he was responsible for the leadership of the Bank's finance and accounting teams as well as corporate strategy, investor relations, financial planning and corporate development activities. Mr. Michael McCall, previously Chief Financial Officer of the company and bank, will now act as Executive Vice President and Deputy Chief Financial Officer with a focus on financial reporting, internal controls and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.

Most recently, from June 2013 – June 2015, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Opus Bank, where he was responsible for the operational and support functions of Opus Bank. Mr. Santarosa served as the Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer at First California Financial Group Inc. and its bank subsidiary, First California Bank, from November 2002 to May 2013.