San Francisco-headquartered First Republic Bank, which provides private banking and wealth management services, has added Karin Napel as a relationship manager at its Santa Barbara office.

In her new role, Napel is responsible for managing relationships with high net worth individuals and families, as well as businesses and foundations. She was latterly vice president and client service manager at Santa Barbara Bank & Trust’s wealth group. 

As well as from its office in Santa Barbara, First Republic offers wealth management services from offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Newport Beach, San Diego, Portland, Seattle, Boston, Greenwich and New York City.