Capital Bank, N.A., a wholly owned subsidiary of Capital Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBNK), has appointed James "Jay" Como III as Chief Operating Officer.

Como joins the Rockville, Maryland-based bank as it continues expanding its portfolio of specialized financial services businesses. In his new role, he will lead enterprise operations with a focus on modernizing critical processes, strengthening coordination across the organization, and leveraging data, automation, and artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance operational efficiency. The appointment comes as mid-sized and regional banks across the industry face growing pressure to modernize technology platforms, both to improve efficiency and to remain competitive with larger institutions that have invested heavily in data infrastructure and AI capabilities.

Como brings more than two decades of financial services leadership experience. He most recently served as Global Head of Data Governance and Market Data at T. Rowe Price, where he established the enterprise data governance function, advanced the firm's AI readiness, and introduced AI-enabled tools that materially reduced manual processes. Prior to that, he was Chief Data Officer of the Finance Data Product Office at Silicon Valley Bank, leading a multiyear transformation of the bank's finance data, reporting, and technology capabilities.

"Capital Bank has grown by building specialized businesses that move quickly and remain close to their customers," said Steve Poynot, President and Chief Executive Officer of Capital Bank. "Jay brings the operating experience, technical depth, and practical judgment to help us strengthen the systems and processes behind that growth. His leadership will be especially important as we expand our use of data, automation, and AI across the organization."

"Capital Bank has built an entrepreneurial culture and a differentiated group of businesses," said Como. "The opportunity is to give those businesses an operating foundation that helps them move faster, make better decisions, and serve customers more effectively. I look forward to helping the Bank simplify complex processes and apply data, technology, and AI to practical business problems."

Como holds an MBA from Saint Mary's College of California, completed the Securities Industry Institute executive program at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Phoenix.