William S. Thomas

WILLIAM S. THOMAS, JR., is President & Chief Executive Officer of Santa
Barbara Bank & Trust and Pacific Capital Bancorp. A 1965 graduate of the
University of California, Berkeley, with an MBA from the University of
Southern California, Mr. Thomas launched his career in 1969 with Chase
Manhattan Bank in New York City. He held Senior Management positions
with Security Pacific National Bank for 16 years and then with Bank of
America following the merger of those two banks. He joined Santa Barbara
Bank & Trust in 1994, was named President and Chief Operating Officer of
Santa Barbara Bank & Trust two years later, and President & CEO of the
holding company in April 2000.