Since retiring from Sunwest Bank in 2003, Mr. LeSieur served almost two years as the Director of the Ralph W. Leatherby Center of Entrepreneurship and Business Ethics at Chapman University. During his 28 year career with Sunwest Bank he served in several management positions, including Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer before being named President and CEO in April of 1991. Under his leadership, Sunwest Bank became one of the most successful banks in Orange County, California. Prior to joining Sunwest Bank, the former U.S. Marine Corps Captain was a manager with Arthur Young & Company’s management consulting practice in Santa Ana, California. He is a long time volunteer with Habitat for Humanity of Orange County where he was a member of the Board of Directors for many years, as well as Chairman of the Board.
He earned his master’s degree in business administration from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and earned his Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University.
Mr. LeSieur and wife Mary Ellen have two grown sons and reside in Newport Beach , California.