WCBO West Coast Bancorp (MM)

NEWPORT, Ore., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- West Coast Bank (NASDAQ:WCBO) has promoted Compensation and Benefits Manager Laurie Ferris to Senior Vice President. She has served with the company for 15 years and in the financial services arena for 31 years. Ferris's professional affiliations include the WorldatWork Society, the Western Pension and Benefits Conference and the Columbia Willamette Compensation Group. She has served as treasurer for the Lincoln Employers Council for the past 10 years and recently completed 6 years as a representative to the Region 4 Workforce Investment Board for Linn, Benton and Lincoln Counties. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from Eastern Washington University in Cheney, Washington, completed the Certified Benefits Professional designation through WorldatWork Society and will complete the Certified Compensation Professional requirements in 2007. 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 Bank CONTACT: Cynthia Sparacio, Executive Vice President, Human Resources, of West Coast Bank, +1-503-598-3242 Web site: http://www.wcb.com/

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