James Payne

U.S. Bank has named James Payne market manager for commercial real estate in the Puget Sound region. Payne, who comes to Seattle after nine years with the bank in Denver, will lead a team of relationship managers working with large commercial real estate firms in the region.

Payne has spent all nine of his years with U.S. Bank in commercial real estate, and has been recognized as a two-time Vanguard Award winner as one of the bank’s top performers. In addition, he was selected in 2012 as a member of U.S. Bank’s “Dynamic Dozen” program, in which each member of the bank’s executive management team appoints a millennial employee in their business line to serve on a year-long advisory panel. The program has helped shape the bank’s mobile roadmap, student banking products, social media strategy, and more.

“James is a bright and energetic leader at U.S. Bank,” said Ralph Pace, regional manager for commercial real estate for the Pacific Northwest. “We look forward to his leadership in Seattle, a market with a surging economy and a strong base of national and regional developers.”

U.S. Bank has a 100+ year history in Seattle, with 1,300 employees and 92 branches in the market today. The bank has provided financing for a number of high-profile development projects in the region, including Stadium Place and The Martin projects in downtown Seattle.

“We have a great team of commercial real estate bankers in Seattle. I look forward to working with them, getting to know our clients and becoming involved in the community,” said Payne, who moved to the market in late October.