IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- First Foundation Inc. (NASDAQ: FFWM), a financial services company with two wholly-owned operating subsidiaries, First Foundation Advisors and First Foundation Bank, announced today David DePillo has been appointed President of First Foundation Inc.

DePillo assumes this newly created leadership role for First Foundation Inc., joining John Michel, CFO, and Scott F. Kavanaugh, CEO, as part of the executive team at First Foundation Inc. DePillo will maintain his role as President of First Foundation Bank.

“David’s vision, insight, and leadership have helped strengthen First Foundation’s position as a trusted provider of banking and private wealth management services,” said Scott F. Kavanaugh, CEO of First Foundation. “With his contributions, not just to the bank, but the company overall, this was a natural expansion of David’s role at First Foundation.”

DePillo joined First Foundation in 2015 with over 30 years of banking and financial services experience.

About First Foundation

First Foundation, (NASDAQ: FFWM), a financial institution founded in 1990, provides private wealth management, personal banking, and business banking. The Company has offices in California, Nevada, and Hawaii with headquarters in Irvine, California. For more information, please visit www.firstfoundationinc.com.