• Avidbank Holdings Inc. hired Joe Cook as senior vice president in Corporate Banking to expand its Bay Area coverage of small- to mid-sized businesses.
• Cook brings more than 20 years of Bay Area commercial banking experience, focused on C&I lending and owner-occupied real estate.
• Venture Lending added Matt Garrity as senior vice president, based in New York City, to build out its East Coast presence.
• Garrity has more than 20 years of banking experience; Shane Weissman joined as vice president with over 10 years in venture banking.

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