WCBO West Coast Bancorp (MM)

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., April 3, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- West Coast Bank has promoted Jerry Burns to Senior Vice President of Government Guaranteed Lending (GGL). He has been with West Coast Bank since 2002 and has more than 39 years of commercial lending experience. Xandra McKeown, Executive Vice President of Commercial Banking, said, "Jerry's significant expertise in government guaranteed lending programs has allowed West Coast Bank additional resources to aid borrowers in the purchase or expansion of their business. He is highly deserving of this promotion." Burns was named the Small Business Administration's (SBA) Business Advocate of the Year in both 1991 and 1999 for the SBA Portland District Office and also for the SBA Region X office in 1991. He serves on the Oregon Small Business Development Center's State Advisory Board. 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 63 locations 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: Xandra McKeown, Executive Vice President, Commercial Banking of West Coast Bancorp, +1-503-598-3251 Web site: http://www.wcb.com/

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