Veteran Accountant Named Superintendent of Banks
James E. Gilleran, a veteran accountant, has been appointed as the state’s new superintendent of banks by Gov. George Deukmejian. He replaces Howard Gould, who resigned earlier this year to go into private business.
Gilleran, 56, was managing partner of the San Francisco office of Peat, Marwick, Main & Co. until his retirement in 1987. He specialized in audits of banks during 30 years with the accounting firm in Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Since leaving Peat Marwick, Gilleran has been president of the Commonwealth Group, a small corporate consulting firm in San Francisco.
The appointment requires confirmation by the Senate. Gilleran, a Republican, will be paid $90,526 a year in the banking post.
His predecessor, Gould, recently opened a Los Angeles office for the Secura Group, a bank consulting firm headed by former William Isaacs, former chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
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