East WestBancorp Inc. hired Gregory Guyett to serve as president and COO ofboth the company and its subsidiary, East West Bank.

Guyett will oversee the Pasadena, Calif.-based company'scommercial banking business. He was most recently with JohnsonControls as executive vice president of corporate development, and previouslyworked at JPMorgan Chase &Co. in various roles, including head of Asia-Pacific investmentbanking and CEO of Greater China.