WCBO West Coast Bancorp (MM)

TUKWILA, Wash., Aug. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ken Wise has joined West Coast Bank as Regional Credit Administrator at the company's Tukwila, Washington facility, 400 Industry Drive. In his 27 years of Northwest banking experience, Wise most recently served as a credit administrator at Umpqua bank, and as chief credit officer for a Lakewood, Washington community bank. Wise is a Business Administration graduate of the University of Washington, as well as a graduate of the Northwest Intermediate School of Banking and the Pacific Coast Banking School. Chief Credit Officer Hadley Robbins said, "With Ken's diverse background in commercial and industrial (C&I) and commercial real estate lending, he brings a broad base of lending experience, as well as a deep understanding of our market place in Washington. We're pleased to welcome him to our Puget Sound team." West Coast Bank serves Puget Sound customers in Hawks Prairie, Lacey, Olympia, West Olympia, Shelton, Hoodsport, Centralia, Chehalis and Tukwila. West Coast Bancorp, (NASDAQ:WCBO), one of Oregon Business Magazine's 100 Best Companies to Work For, is a Northwest bank holding company with $2.6 billion in assets, operating 61 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's web site at http://www.wcb.com/. DATASOURCE: West Coast Bancorp CONTACT: Hadley Robbins, EVP, Chief Credit Officer of West Coast Bancorp, +1-503-399-2953 Web site: http://www.wcb.com/

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