WCBO West Coast Bancorp (MM)

West Coast Bank Promotes Tim Johnson to Vice President and Team Leader of Coast Commercial Banking Team NEWPORT, Ore., May 6 /PRNewswire/ -- West Coast Bank (NASDAQ:WCBO) has promoted Tim Johnson to Vice President and Team Leader of the Coast Commercial Banking Team. Johnson has been a banker in the Willamette Valley and Lincoln County markets since 1981 and has been with West Coast Bank for seven years. Xandra T. McKeown, Executive Vice President of Commercial Banking, said, "The Lincoln County market is of critical importance to West Coast Bank as it represents some of our longest standing community ties dating to 1925. Tim's broad commercial banking expertise and dedicated community involvement make him an excellent fit for this key role within West Coast Bank. Tim, his wife Jeniffer and their two daughters look forward to becoming an active part of the Newport community." Johnson received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Finance from Oregon State University. He also graduated from the Northwest Intermediate Banking School, Western Commercial Lending School and the Pacific Coast Banking School. West Coast Bancorp, one of Oregon Business Magazine's 100 Best Companies to Work For in 2004 and 2005, is a Northwest bank holding company with $1.8 billion in assets, operating 52 offices in Oregon and Washington. The company combines the sophisticated products and expertise of larger banks with the local decision making, market knowledge and customer service of a community bank. For more information, visit the Company web site at http://www.wcb.com/. DATASOURCE: West Coast Bancorp CONTACT: Xandra T. McKeown, Executive Vice President, Commercial Banking of West Coast Bancorp, +1-503-598-3251 Web site: http://www.wcb.com/

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