WCBO West Coast Bancorp (MM)

Tukwila Team Includes Four Experienced Commercial Bankers LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- West Coast Bank (NASDAQ:WCBO) has opened a commercial banking office in Tukwila, Washington, at 400 Industry Drive, Suite 110. The company's first foray into Central Puget Sound is overseen by Regional President Tim Dowling, a 10-year company veteran, and includes five commercial bankers; John Wallace, Robert Salvador, Paul Burton and Charles Triandafilou. Senior Vice President -- Team Leader John Wallace manages the Central Puget Sound commercial banking team. With more than 18 years experience in the banking industry, Wallace was ranked the nation's number one commercial lender at Key Bank in 2004 and 2005. Vice President -- Relationship Manager Robert Salvador has twenty years of commercial banking experience in the Puget Sound market and has lived in King County for 13 years. Vice President -- Relationship Manager Paul Burton has 17 years in the financial services industry and is the Central Puget Sound Small Business Administration (SBA) and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) specialist. Vice President -- Relationship Manager Charles Triandafilou has twenty years of commercial banking experience and is a Certified Public Accountant. He has lived in King County for eighteen years and serves on the Advisory Board for the University of Washington Business Economic Development Council. West Coast Bank operates 59 offices in Oregon and Washington, including 9 branches in the Puget Sound area. West Coast Bancorp, one of Oregon Business Magazine's 100 Best Companies to Work For, is a Northwest bank holding company with $2.5 billion in assets. 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: Tim Dowling, Regional President of West Coast Bank, +1-360-456-7758 Web site: http://www.wcb.com/

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