Anthony Xinis served as Executive Vice President of First Coastal Bank from 1998 until 2007, where he was responsible for product development and special projects. He also served on the Directors' Loan Committee and the Bank's Asset/Liability Committee. Prior to joining First Coastal, Xinis spent 25 years with First Interstate Bank and its successor, Wells Fargo Bank. He served as Senior Vice President and Manager of Financial Institutions for the bank from 1992 to 1998. From 1987 to 1991, Xinis served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Canada Division of First Interstate Bank, where he managed the bank's commercial banking business in Canada and restructured First Interstate's business lines to focus on trade finance and treasury services. From 1982 to 1987, Xinis was Senior Vice President and Manager of First Interstate's Special Industries Division, focusing on transportation, public utilities and telecommunications companies. He started his financial services career in the same department in 1973, where he served as a relationship manager. Xinis earned a bachelor's degree in international relations from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and obtained a professional designation in management from the UCLA Graduate School of Business.