BancWest is a $70 billion bank holding company serving nearly four million households and businesses and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas a European leader in banking and financial services. Mr. McGrath has served as BancWest�s Chairman and CEO since January 2005 and as a director since 1998. Prior to becoming CEO he served as BancWest�s President and Chief Operating Officer from November 1998 to December 2004. Mr. McGrath served as CEO of Bank of the West from 1996 through the end of 2007 and currently serves as Chairman of the Bank of the West and Vice Chairman of First Hawaiian Bank both of which are subsidiaries of BancWest. |