WCBO West Coast Bancorp (MM)

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., April 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- West Coast Bank has promoted John Vogel to Senior Vice President - Asset - Liability Investment Manager. He has been with the company since 2000 and has worked in banking for fifteen years. Chief Financial Officer Anders Giltvedt said, "Since joining our team, John has been a key contributor to reducing the Company's interest risk and managing the balance sheet." Vogel received a Bachelors degree from Lewis and Clark College, in Portland, Oregon, and a Masters degree from Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a fundraiser for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. 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: Anders Giltvedt, Chief Financial Officer of West Coast Bancorp, +1-503-598-3250 Web site: http://www.wcb.com/

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