Two Valley Bank Execs Are Entrepreneur of the Year Finalists

The chief executives of two Valley business banks have been announced as finalists for the 2008 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award. James D. Hicken, president and CEO of the Bank of Santa Clarita, and David Rainer, president and CEO of Encino-based California United Bank were the sole Valley representatives from the 21 finalist executives in the greater Los Angeles region. The winners will be announced at festivities to be held June 24. They will then be in the running for the national awards program which culminates on Nov. 15. The Valley was well represented last year when Isaac Larian, president of Canoga Park-based MGA Entertainment won the 2007 national E & Y; Entrepreneur of the Year award.