LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., April 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- West Coast
Bank has named Craig Hummel Retail & Residential Lending
Manager at the company's Wilsonville West Coast Credit Center.
Hummel most recently served as senior credit administrator at
Columbia Bank and Columbia River Bank as chief credit officer. He
graduated from the University of Oregon
with a Bachelor of Science degree in Social Science and from
Pacific Coast Banking School with a major in General Banking
Management.
Hadley Robbins, Chief Credit
Officer, said, "Craig is well-known to the West Coast Bank team. He
worked for the company as regional credit administrator from
1996-2008 and is familiar with our culture, core values and market.
As such, he is uniquely suited for the position and is eager to
resume relationships with his West Coast Bank friends, colleagues
and customers."
Hummel replaces retiring executive manager Dagmar Distefano. In addition, the West Coast
Credit Center now reports to Chief Credit Officer Hadley Robbins.
West Coast Bancorp, (Nasdaq: WCBO), is a Northwest bank holding
company with $2.7 billion in assets,
operating 65 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 www.wcb.com.
SOURCE West Coast Bank