First Western Trust Hires Bonifacio Sandoval to Focus on Broomfield

BROOMFIELD, Colo., Dec. 10, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Western Trust Bank* ("First Western Trust"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of First Western Financial, Inc. MYFW, today announced the hiring of Bonifacio Sandoval as Market President with a focus on the Broomfield, CO area.

Mr. Sandoval enables First Western Trust to serve wealth management clients in Broomfield through its proprietary ConnectView® service model, which delivers tailored financial solutions spanning each client's personal, business, and philanthropic needs. 

"We are very pleased to bring our wealth management and private banking expertise, highly personalized service, and broad suite of products and services to the Broomfield market," said Scott Wylie, chairman and CEO of First Western Trust.  "Bonifacio comes to us with over 25 years of banking experience, most recently developing and leading a team of wholesale bankers in the Broomfield region.  His experience and his deep ties to the Broomfield community will serve him well as we expand to serve clients in this area.  Broomfield has similar demographics to a number of our most successful markets and we anticipate that it will be a significant contributor to our continued growth in the coming years.  We look forward to building our presence in the Broomfield community and demonstrating how our unique approach and strong track record of success makes us the best private bank for the western wealth management client."

Bonifacio Sandoval has called the Denver metro area his home for his entire life. He holds a BA in economics and psychology from the University of Colorado and is an alumnus of the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado.  Bonifacio's professional background includes extensive experience in building strong teams to assist clients with their commercial lending, treasury management, and mortgage lending needs.  He is currently the Vice-Chair of the Boulder Chamber of Commerce Board, and an active member and former chair of both the Humane Society of Boulder Valley and the Downtown Boulder Partnership Board. 

For more information, please contact Bonifacio Sandoval at 303-441-9430 or boni.sandoval@myfw.com.

About First Western Financial, Inc.

First Western Financial, Inc., a financial services holding company, and its wholly owned subsidiary, First Western Trust, are headquartered in Denver, Colorado. First Western Trust maintains operations in Colorado, Arizona, Wyoming and California.  Based on a mission to be the best private bank for the western wealth management client, First Western Trust provides a fully integrated suite of wealth management services on a private trust bank platform, which includes a comprehensive selection of deposit, loan, trust, wealth planning and investment management products and services.  First Western Financial, Inc.'s common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "MYFW."

Forward-Looking Statements

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*First Western Trust Bank is an Equal Housing Lender, and is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). 

Media Contact:

Theodore Gerbick
theodore.gerbick@myfw.com
303.531.8120

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