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West Coast Community Bank is a full-service community bank headquartered in Santa Cruz, California, serving Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz counties since 2004. The bank is dedicated to community involvement, actively supporting local well-being through participation and donations to regional nonprofit organizations. In 2024, it merged with 1st Capital Bancorp to enhance its capabilities and better serve the community, with plans to rebrand all branches as West Coast Community Bank by 2025. The bank offers a variety of financial services for both businesses and individuals. These include business loans, commercial real estate financing, asset-based lending, construction lending, and agricultural loans. It also provides SBA and USDA government guaranteed loans, credit cards, merchant services, and digital banking solutions. For personal banking, West Coast Community Bank offers competitive deposit solutions and consumer banking services. The bank is recognized as a leading SBA lender in Santa Cruz County and Silicon Valley, reflecting its strong support for local businesses.
Purem by Eberspächer is a global leader in exhaust technology and acoustic solutions, dedicated to advancing clean and quiet mobility for both passenger cars and commercial vehicles. As part of the Eberspächer Group, the company operates around 35 manufacturing sites and 40 development facilities across four continents, employing approximately 7,500 people, with a strong focus on exhaust technology. The company specializes in emission control products, including catalytic converters, particulate filters, and complete exhaust systems designed to reduce pollutants and meet global emissions standards. Additionally, Purem offers lightweight acoustic solutions to comply with noise regulations. With three R&D centers located in Germany, the USA, and China, the company is committed to innovation, holding around 2,000 patents and utilizing advanced development processes. Purem prioritizes sustainability through the use of lightweight materials and energy-efficient manufacturing practices, aligning with its vision of driving the mobility of tomorrow.
Price Forbes is an independent insurance broker established in 1893 and headquartered in London. As part of Ardonagh Specialty, it is recognized as a leading broker in the London market. The company has a global presence, with offices worldwide, and specializes in wholesale insurance broking, focusing on complex risk management solutions for large multinational companies. The services offered by Price Forbes include specialist insurance broking, risk management, and reinsurance solutions through its division, Price Forbes Re. This division provides tailored reinsurance broking, capital solutions, and strategic advisory services, utilizing analytics to meet client needs. Price Forbes also has a strong presence in Africa, with operations in South Africa and partnerships across sub-Saharan Africa. In addition to its business activities, Price Forbes is committed to community involvement through the Ardonagh Community Trust, supporting charitable initiatives and contributing over £1.5 million to various causes.
With Stephen Drotter, author of The Leadership Pipeline and The Performance Pipeline, as Chairman, Leadership Pipeline Institute is the official research institute and leading global provider of solutions based on the two pipeline books, which have sold more than 300,000 copies around the world. The Leadership Pipeline institute is: • The leading global provider of Leadership Pipeline and Specialist Pipeline solutions to private and public organizations • The leading organization for research within the Leadership Pipeline and Specialist Pipeline arena • The global "magnet" for everyone with an interest in the Leadership Pipeline and Specialist concept and how it is applied Today, the Leadership Pipeline is perceived as one of the most influential leadership models through the last two decades. A significant number of the FORTUNE 500 companies have successfully implemented the Leadership Pipeline as their main leadership infrastructure for selecting and growing leaders at all levels and it has seamlessly been applied to corporate, non-profit and public organizations around the world. Leadership Pipeline Institute is specialized in supporting organizations building an internal pipeline of qualified leaders and specialists and in creating empowered, performance- and execution-focused organizations. Working with Leadership Pipeline Institute, you will receive acknowledged hands-on solutions that can be easily customized to your organization and are based on the latest applied global research and experience from some of the worlds most successful companies.
Kloeckner Metals - Americas is a prominent steel and metal distributor based in Roswell, Georgia. As the North American subsidiary of Klöckner & Co SE, it ranks as the fourth-largest metal service center in North America, operating around 50 locations across the U.S., Mexico, Canada, and Puerto Rico. The company serves approximately 8,000 metalworking businesses with a diverse portfolio of over 190,000 products, including carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum. The company offers extensive services beyond distribution, such as custom processing, warehousing, logistics solutions, and supply chain management. This comprehensive approach helps customers optimize production schedules and reduce lead times by providing materials close to their operations. Kloeckner Metals supports various industries, including automotive, construction, energy, and infrastructure, ensuring that its customers have access to the products and services they need for their projects.