WCBO West Coast Bancorp (MM)

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- West Coast Bank (NASDAQ:WCBO) has named Hadley S. Robbins chief credit officer to manage the company's $1.9 billion loan portfolio. He will succeed Dave Prysock, who will retire on March 31, 2007. Robbins is a credit management veteran with more than 28 years of financial service experience. He most recently served as regional business banking manager at Wells Fargo and previously as chief credit officer at Bank of the Northwest. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Lewis and Clark College and an Executive Master of Business Administration from the University of Oregon. Robert D. Sznewajs, President & CEO, said, "I am excited to announce that Hadley is joining our team. His many years as both a credit administrator and commercial portfolio manager in the Pacific Northwest make him the ideal person for this position." 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, 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: Robert D. Sznewajs, President & CEO of West Coast Bancorp, +1-503-598-3242 Web site: http://www.wcb.com/

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