Robert Franko

Robert M.
Franko was the founder of Beach Business Bank, founded in 2003, where the titles held included President, CEO, Director & Head-Media Relations from 2011 to 2013.
Current jobs include President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at First Choice Bancorp (California); Director at TIB, National Association; Director at TIB, Inc.; Independent Director at RBB Bancorp since 2023; and Director at Royal Business Bank since 2023.
Former jobs include Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Imperial Trust Co.; President & Co-Chief Executive Officer at Banc of California, Inc. from 2012 to 2013; President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Generations Trust Bank NA from 1999 to 2002; President, Chief Executive Officer & Executive VP at First National Bank (San Diego, California) from 2001 to 2002; President & Chief Executive Officer at Pacific Trust Bank; President & Chief Executive Officer at Springfield Bank & Trust Ltd. from 1988 to 1995; President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at First Choice Bank (Cerritos, California); President, Chief Executive Officer, CFO & Director at First Choice Bancorp (California) from 2020 to 2021; Director at California Bankers Association; Director at Independent Bankers' Bank (Illinois); Director & Senior Vice President-Personal Trust at City National Bank (Los Angeles, California) from 2002 to 2003; Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President at Imperial Bancorp (Inglewood, California) from 1995 to 1998; President at Imperial Financial Group, Inc.; Chief Financial Officer at Canary Wharf Developments Ltd.; and Controller at Mission Valley Bank from 2010 to 2020.
Education includes undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame, MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Management, doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh conferred in 1981, and graduate studies at Central Michigan University.