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Matthew Galea

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Senior Vice President and Director of Branch Banking at Sunwest Bank
📍 Irvine, California, United States

Matthew Galea is a seasoned financial services executive with over two decades of experience leading retail and small-business banking operations. As the SVP and Director of Branch Banking at Sunwest Bank, he oversees a coast-to-coast network. His expertise lies in developing high-performing teams and effective growth strategies. He attended the Pacific Coast Banking School.

He comes from a family with a deep-rooted history in finance, with over 150 years of combined banking experience.

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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
Senior Vice President and Director of Branch Banking
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Irvine, California, United States
Personality Overview

How Matthew shows up

Hard To Convince
Quality Focused
Fast But Analytical

They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service

Priorities

Topics Matthew cares about

Branch Network Growth
His career has focused on directing growth strategy for large retail branch networks, including his current coast-to-coast role at Sunwest Bank.
Mentoring Bank Leaders
He is passionate about developing banking professionals and has designed development programs to cultivate sales skills and foster new talent.
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Career

Work history

2-2024
Senior Vice President and Director of Branch Banking
Sunwest Bank
6-2020 - 11-2023
Senior Vice President and Director of Branch Banking
Pacific Premier Bank
1-2016 - 6-2020
Retail Area Manager, Los Angeles and San Francisco
Opus Bank
4-2014 - 1-2016
Retail Banking Manager
Opus Bank
12-2013 - 4-2014
Business Banking Officer
U.S. Bank
In the press

Media appearances

Sunwest Bank Leadership – Matthew Galea, Senior Vice President & Director of Branch Banking. Featured in Sunwest Bank
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Education
Pacific Coast Banking School
UW Foster School of Business
Coursework
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Steadiness (S)

Steadiness (S) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to focus on cooperation, support and taking everyone along. Those scoring high tend to be consistent and calm.

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