WCBO West Coast Bancorp (MM)

Woodburn-Based Banker Leads Mid-Willamette Commercial Banking Team LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., Nov. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- West Coast Bank (NASDAQ:WCBO) has promoted Andy Bennett to Vice President-Team Leader for the Mid-Willamette Commercial Banking team. He has been with West Coast Bank for ten years and is headquartered in Woodburn, Oregon at the Woodburn East branch, 1755 Mt. Hood Avenue. Bennett and his team of commercial bankers assist business customers with commercial, construction and real estate lending. Bennett is a member-past president of the Wilsonville Rotary Club, and member-past treasurer of the Wilsonville Chamber of Commerce. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Oregon and graduated from the Western Banking School. Xandra T. McKeown, Executive Vice President of Commercial Banking, said, "The Woodburn and surrounding communities market is one of vital importance to West Coast Bank. We are very pleased to have an experienced team of commercial bankers based in this region, and Andy brings significant leadership and expertise to this team." West Coast Bancorp, one of Oregon Business Magazine's 100 Best Companies to Work For, is a Northwest bank holding company with $2.4 billion in assets, operating 59 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, +1-503-598-3251, or Andy Bennett, Team Leader & Vice President, +1-503-980-2360, both of West Coast Bancorp Web site: http://www.wcb.com/

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