Pacific West Bank has named its Chief Financial Officer Jason Wessling as its next president. Wessling will stay in the CFO role and also join Pacific West's board of directors, according to a news release this week. Pacific West's announcement cited Wessling's role in its asset growth from $90 million in 2018, when he joined the bank, to $300 million in July.

The Portland Business Journal named Wessling as its CFO of the year in 2021. Before joining Pacific West Bank, he was CFO at Premier Community Bank and a CPA with Moss Adams. He succeeds former President and Chief Operating Officer Bob Harding, who took a job as regional managing director for First Republic Bank.