EWBC 8K SEPT 20 2007
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Current
Report
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
September
18, 2007
Date
of
Report (date of earliest event reported)
EAST
WEST BANCORP, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission
file number 000-24939
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Delaware
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95-4703316
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
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(IRS
Employer Identification Number)
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135
N Los Robles Ave., 7th Floor, Pasadena, California
91101
(Address
of principal executive offices including zip code)
(626)
768-6000
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
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East
West Bancorp, Inc.
Current
Report of Form 8-K
Item
5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers
On
September 18, 2007 the Board of Directors of East West Bancorp,
Inc. elected a new director, Mr. Andrew S. Kane,
OBE.
Mr.
Andrew S. Kane, OBE, currently serves as Vice Chairman of West Coast Operations
of Galen Capital Corporation, a merchant banking and private equity firm.
Previously, he was Chief Executive Officer for HSBC Private Bank in Southern
California from 2002 to 2006, providing banking and wealth management services.
Prior to joining HSBC, Mr. Kane was a Managing Partner with Arthur Andersen
in
Los Angeles. Mr. Kane is a graduate of the London School of Economics, where
he
specialized in Accounting and Finance. In 1998 he was awarded the Order of
the
British Empire (OBE) by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Mr. Kane is active
in
the community and has or currently serves on a number of boards, including
Greater Los Angeles United Way, UCLA Medical Center Board of Visitors,
California Hospital Medical Foundation, Los Angeles World Affairs Council and
Center Theater Group (LA Music Center).
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
Date:
September 21, 2007
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EAST
WEST BANCORP, INC.
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By:
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/s/
Julia Gouw
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Julia
Gouw
Executive
Vice President and
Chief
Financial Officer
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