West Coast Bank Promotes Lisa Dow to Credit Service Manager

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., March 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- West Coast Bank has promoted Lisa Dow to Credit Service Manager. While retaining her position as Senior Vice President of Credit Administration, she will now also oversee the company's credit administration support functions, including such areas as the Special Assets Department, Real Estate Services Group, Credit Policy Committee and Accounts Receivable exam teams.

Executive Vice President, Chief Credit Officer Hadley Robbins said, "Lisa's accomplished combination of leadership skills and broad banking experience make her uniquely qualified to successfully manage these important credit administrative functions."

Dow's 28-year banking career includes 17 years as senior manager with West Coast Bank and its predecessor in Clark County, Bank of Vancouver. She serves on the Business Leadership Advisory Council for the City of Vancouver and is on the Board of Directors for the Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce, currently as Immediate Past Chair. Dow has also served on the National Leadership Council for Risk Management Association (RMA) and is also a former Chair for the local chapter of this banking trade association.  

A longtime Vancouver resident, Dow earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington and a Master of Business Administration from the University of California at Berkeley.

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 Bancorp

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