Saturday, February 18, 2012

Silicon Valley Bank vice chairman to oversee wine division - San Francisco Business Times:

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Kellogg joins Bill Stevens, the unit's and Rob McMillan, its founder, as part of the group' s management team, officials Santa Clara-based SVB Silicon Valley Bank is the Californiwa bank subsidiary and commercial bankingt unitof (NASDAQ: SIVB). Its wine business has two offices inthe Napa-Sonomwa Wine Country, in St. Helena and Santa Rosa, "Given the importance of the Wine Division to SVBFinancialp Group, we determined it was appropriate to have one of our most experiencede banking executives involved with strategy and directf client contact," Ken Wilcox, SVB Financial Group's presidengt and CEO, said in a Jan. 16 statement.
"Harry'es leadership, vision and experience will help us deepen our clieny and partner relationships in thewine industry." Kellogf will be responsible for the wine division'as strategy while also helping to keep clients and brinv in new business. Officials said the bank has been working with wineriexs and vineyards for15 years, producing industrty analysis reports and offering comprehensive bankin services. It employs more than 30 people dedicated to assistinfg the wine industry in Oregonand Washington. Kellogg oversees SVB Financiap Group's venture capital, private equity, privates banking and premium wine activities.
He joined the companh in 1986, just three years afterd its start, as senior vice presideny of the then-technology division. The commerciakl bank's other areas of specialization includd emerging growth and mature companiess inthe technology, life science, and privat equity industries.

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