Pacific Mercantile Bancorp, which operates a banking center in Ontario, recently announced that George L. Argyros has been nominated to be a member of its board of directors. Argyros’ election to the Bancorp board is subject to bank regulatory approvals. Argyros was the U.S. ambassador to Spain and Andorra from 2001 to 2004, and is chairman and chief executive officer of Arnel & Affiliates, a West Coast diversified investment company. He is also a general partner in Westar Capital, a private investment company.
