As Managing Director and Head of the Wine & Beverage Group, Adam Beak leads a team with a $1.8-billion loan portfolio and has managed financing for some of the most noteworthy M&A deals in the wine industry. Since joining Bank of the West in 2005, Beak has built a team of relationship bankers based in Napa, Calif., who cover domestic and international companies across the industry, from vineyards and wineries to packagers and distributors.
