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Vern C. Kozlen is executive vice president and director of Asset Management Affiliates for City National Bank. He is responsible for managing the company’s relationships with affiliated, external investment management firms and other noninterest-income-oriented products, as well as the acquisition of asset management businesses. Mr. Kozlen also serves as a member of the bank’s Executive Committee.
He is president of the CNI Charter Mutual Fund Family, the bank’s proprietary mutual fund program with 16 funds and $5 billion in assets.
Mr. Kozlen joined City National in 1996 and, before assuming his current responsibilities in 2002, served as director of the bank’s investment management, trust and securities brokerage division.
Previously, Mr. Kozlen held several management positions at First Interstate Bank of California and its subsidiaries. He served as executive vice president of the bank, president and director of First Interstate Securities Lending Services, Inc., and director of First Interstate Investment Services, Inc. Mr. Kozlen joined First Interstate in 1985 as manager of the trust division.
From 1974 to 1985, Mr. Kozlen served in management positions at Wells Fargo Bank, and was responsible for many of Wells Fargo’s trust programs. He also worked at Beverly Hills National Bank, and began his career in 1967 at Bank of America.
Active in his community, Mr. Kozlen is chairman of the board of the American Heart Association, western states affiliate, Los Angeles chapter. He also served as a member and chairman of many committees of the American Bankers Association, the Robert Morris Association, the California Bankers Association and the Bank Marketing Association. Additionally, Mr. Kozlen has been a speaker and moderator of many programs on investment management and trust strategies.
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