Union Bank Builds Pacific Northwest Wealth Management Team With Addition of Two Senior Vice Presidents

  
    
  
  
    
      To further its commitment of serving the Pacific Northwest, Union Bank 
      of California, N.A. is adding senior vice presidents John Calhoun and 
      Chris Merrywell to its wealth management group.
    
    
      As regional director for the Pacific Northwest personal trust business, 
      Calhoun will be responsible for managing and growing business for 
      personal trust offices in Seattle, Tacoma, Wash. and Portland, Ore. 
      Merrywell will manage private banking relationships and oversee retail 
      branches in Seattle, Tacoma, Wash. and Bellevue, Wash. Both will be 
      based in Seattle.
    
    
      “John and Chris will be instrumental in 
      continuing to build key relationships throughout the Pacific Northwest,” 
      said Mary Curran, executive vice president of wealth management at Union 
      Bank. “Their leadership and experience will 
      further enable us to help people meet the unique challenges of managing 
      their financial success.”
    
    
      Before joining Union Bank, Calhoun managed high net worth business at 
      Charles Schwab & Co. in Seattle, and helped operate the company’s 
      financial planning business. Prior to his work in financial services, he 
      served as a long-tenured and award-winning sales manager at 
      Hewlett-Packard Co. Calhoun is a certified financial planner and a 
      graduate of the University of California Santa Barbara.
    
    
      Merrywell previously served as a wealth adviser at Harris Private Bank’s 
      Seattle office, which he helped set up and manage. Prior to that, he 
      worked for U.S. Bank in various capacities, managing district and 
      in-store branches, and advising private banking clients. Merrywell 
      earned his bachelor’s degree in business 
      administration from Arizona State University and is a graduate of the 
      Pacific Coast Banking School.
    
    
      Based in San Francisco, UnionBanCal Corporation (NYSE:UB) is a bank 
      holding company with assets of $55.7 billion at December 31, 2007. Its 
      primary subsidiary, Union Bank of California, N.A., had 330 banking 
      offices in California, Oregon and Washington, and 2 international 
      offices at December 31, 2007. The company’s 
      Web site is located at www.unionbank.com.