Bank holding company PacWest Bancorp has appointed Angela Kelley as its new executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary.

She will also serve as EVP, general counsel for wholly owned subsidiary Pacific Western Bank. Kelley most recently worked as the general counsel and corporate secretary for NBT Bancorp. Previously, she was the deputy general counsel and corporate secretary at Heartland Financial USA.

Kelley began her career as an attorney at Faegre Baker Daniels.