American Marine Bank (AMB) recently announced the addition of Brad Van Aken and Jim Kreamer to its Trust and Wealth Management Team. Van Aken will serve as vice president and Kreamer as account executive. Van Aken will work from the Bainbridge Island office and Kreamer from the Seattle office.
Van Aken comes to AMB with over five years experience as a principal in the Equity Research Group of Sirach Capital Management in Seattle and three years in the Real Estate Research Group of Security Capital Group in Chicago.
Kreamer brings over 25 years of financial services industry experience including trust, investment management and brokerage services, most recently serving as vice president and senior trust administrator for Harris Bank in Bellevue. During his career, Kreamer also served as vice president for Laird Norton Trust, Wells Fargo Private Client Services and Seafirst Bank all in the trust management capacity.
American Marine also welcomed Radha Bhatia to the Business Banking Team. Bhatia will serve as assistant vice president, business banking officer and will work from the Silverdale office of American Marine Bank.
Radha comes from Wells Fargo with a background in relationship management and credit analysis and has experience working within the securities industry as a Registered Representative.