Contact Info

Joseph Benoit, San Diego market president
Union Bank of California
530 B St., Suite 1200
San Diego, CA 92101
Phone: (619) 230-4973
Fax: (619) 230-3878
E-mail: joseph.benoit@uboc.com
Age: 52

• Date opened for business: 1887
  
  
• Assets: $49.5 billion (6/30/06)
  
  
• ROA: 1.49 percent (06/30/06)
  
  
• Core capital as percentage of assets: 8.92 percent
  
  
• Provision for loan losses: 1.17 percent
  
  
• Plant the flag: Union Bank has 317 branch offices in California, 55 in San Diego County, with several more scheduled to open within the next 12 to 18 months.

Directors

• Aida Alvarez
  
  
• David Andrews
  
  
• L. Dale Crandall
  
  
• Murray Dashe
  
  
• Richard Farman
  
  
• Stanley Farrar
  
  
• Philip Flynn
  
  
• Michael Gillfillan
  
  
• Mohan Gyani
  
  
• Ronald Havner
  
  
• Mary Metz
  
  
• Takashi Morimura
  
  
• J. Fernando Niebla
  
  
• Masashi Oka
  
  
• Carl Robertson
  
  
• Tetsuo Shimura, (Chairman)

Key personnel

• Takashi Morimura, president and CEO.
  
  
• Philip Flynn, chief operating officer.
  
  
• David Matson, chief financial officer.

Niche or target customer

A mix of consumer and small business, backed by a large branch network and nearly $50 billion in assets, the 22nd largest bank in the United States. Union Bank has committed to investing 6.5 percent of assets every year for the next decade to community economic development, housing programs, education and the environment.