Sunrise Bank of Arizona Welcomes Rick Manning as Business Banker

Rick Manning

PHOENIX � (Nov. 16, 2006) � Michael Morano, president/CEO of Sunrise Bank of Arizona is pleased to announce that veteran Arizona banker Rick Manning has joined the bank as Vice President and Senior Business Banker. In this position, Manning works with small and mid-sized businesses to deliver the banking solutions that meet their specific needs.

Manning has been in banking for 28 years. Most recently, he was a commercial lender specializing in real estate construction and term financing for a commercial bank in the Phoenix area. Prior to that, he was a commercial lender for more than 15 years at a large national bank. His banking experience includes stints at a regional business development officer and branch manager.

A California native, Manning is a graduate of Santa Monica College and has completed the banking educational program at the prestigious Pacific Coast School of Banking at the University of Washington in Seattle.

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Sunrise Bank of Arizona, founded in 1998, is a state-chartered bank that offers a full menu of services for small and mid-sized companies. The bank has offices at 4350 E. Camelback Road in Phoenix and 6263 N. Scottsdale Road in Scottsdale. It is an affiliate of Capitol Bancorp, a $3.9 billion community bank development company with executive offices in Phoenix, Ariz., and Lansing, Mich.