Prominent local banker to head up Sarasota expansion

SARASOTA — Former LandMark Bank CEO Tom Quale has been appointed Sarasota Market president for Bay Cities Bank. The move came as Bay Cities announced plans for a Sarasota expansion.

Quale, a fixture in Sarasota banking, led LandMark Bank for a decade before it was closed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. in July 2011. Since then, Quale has served as Sarasota Market president for Orlando-based Seaside Bank & Trust.

Tampa-based Bay Cities Bank plans to open a loan production office in downtown Sarasota within the next several weeks. The bank says it is looking for a banking location in the downtown Sarasota area and expects to open a full-service banking location as the bank grows its local client base.