UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 8-K

Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

August 5, 2014
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)


EAST WEST BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Commission file number 000-24939

135 N Los Robles Ave., 7th Floor, Pasadena, California 91101
(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)

(626) 768-6000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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East West Bancorp, Inc.
Current Report of Form 8-K

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors, Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On August 5, 2014, the Board of Directors of East West Bancorp, Inc. (“the Company”) appointed Molly Campbell to its Board of Directors.

Molly Campbell is Deputy Executive Director of the Port of Los Angeles.  She joined the Port of Los Angeles in 2000 and was appointed to her current position in 2007.  As a member of the executive team at the Port of Los Angeles, Molly has overall responsibility for finance, fiscal management, information technology, human resources, and facilities and assets.  Prior to her appointment as Deputy Executive Director, she held the position of CFO of the Port of Los Angeles and also previously served as Director of Public Finance for the City of Los Angeles. Molly is active in national and international port associations as well as locally serving as a member of the Planning Commission of the City of Long Beach.  

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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