Bank Appoints Manager for Valley Region

First Banks Inc. has appointed a regional manager for its Central Coast and San Fernando Valley locations, the bank announced earlier this week. Mike Arcari has joined First Bank as senior vice president and regional manager. He will set up shop at First Bank’s Westlake Village office. Arcari holds a business management degree from Chico State University and has accumulated more than 11 years of experience in banking and finance. First Bank, headquartered in St. Louis, Mo., was founded in the early 1900s and offers financial services to individuals and companies including personal banking, wealth management and commercial lending, according to financial software and data company Bloomberg L.P. in New York. The privately held bank has 111 locations in California, Missouri and Illinois and $5.93 billion in assets. Valley-based locations can be found in Encino, Woodland Hills and Westlake Village.