Cal Oaks bank hires new VP

Sim Tang-Paradis Sim Tang-Paradis has recently joined California Oaks State Bank as vice president and SBA business development officer.

She has more than 16 years experience in financial services and SBA loans and has held leadership positions with Business Partners LLC, Santa Barbara Bank & Trust, Washington Mutual Bank and First Interstate Bank.

At Business Partner, TangParadis served as the assistant vice president of the Small Business and SBA Department and was the national sales manager.

She is a graduate of the Western Banking School at the University of Nevada-Reno and has attended training in finance, leadership and management.

California Oaks State Bank is at 50 W. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks. Tang-Paradis may be contacted at (805) 413-0149 or SimP@caloaks.com.