WCBO West Coast Bancorp (MM)

West Coast Bank Names Bob Dickie Senior Vice President and Manager of the Commercial Real Estate Division LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., July 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- West Coast Bank (NASDAQ:WCBO) has named Bob Dickie Senior Vice President and Manager of the Commercial Real Estate Division upon the retirement of Don Johnson. Dickie's responsibilities include the growth and management of commercial and builder/developer construction lending, as well as investor property term commercial real estate lending. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010816/SFTH016ALOGO ) Dickie most recently served as senior vice president and manager for US Bank's commercial real estate division-northwest region. He is a Portland native, graduating from Grant High School, Portland State University with a BS in Business Administration and Pacific Coast Banking School. He is a former board member of the Portland Community Reinvestment Initiative. Xandra McKeown, Executive Vice President of Commercial Banking, said, "Commercial real estate and construction lending have always been an important business segment to West Coast Bank. We are extremely pleased to have someone with Bob's vast expertise and broad market knowledge to lead this group." West Coast Bancorp, one of Oregon Business Magazine's 100 Best Companies to Work For, is a Northwest bank holding company with $1.7 billion in assets, operating 48 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/. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010816/SFTH016ALOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: West Coast Bancorp CONTACT: Xandra McKeown, Executive Vice President of Commercial Banking of West Coast Bank, +1-503-598-3251 Web site: http://www.wcb.com/

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