The Private Bank of California has appointed Kevin LaPorte as a vice president and relationship manager.

Richard Smith, president of the West Coast bank, said: “Kevin has over 10 years of banking experience working with and successfully serving the private banking, business management and real estate markets.”

The Private Bank of California is headquartered in Century City, providing financial services to high net worth and high income individuals, business professionals and their professional service firms and business owners - especially entertainment service businesses - and non-profit organisations.