TACOMA, Wash., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Columbia Bank recently
announced the promotion of Commercial Banking Officer Kit Gerwels to Vice
President. His role will be to help Commercial Clients' achieve their goals
through flexible and enhanced financial services.
"Kit has done an exemplary job and we look forward to his further
contributions to Commercial Banking growth and continuing cultivation of
client relationships. Kit is a big part of our success," said Senior Vice
President Bill Barclay.
Kit has been with Columbia Bank for three years and was previously with
the Washington Mutual Commercial Banking group. He has earned a Bachelors
Degree in Business Administration from the University of Washington.
Kit and his wife reside in Mill Creek. He is a member of the Puget
Sound Construction Financial Management Association's Education Committee.
Columbia Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Columbia Banking System,
Inc. (Nasdaq: COLB), is a Washington state-chartered full-service
commercial bank providing products and services to individuals, business
and the real estate community. With the July 23, 2007 completion of the
acquisitions of Mountain Bank Holding Company and Town Center Bancorp,
Columbia Bank has 48 banking offices in Pierce, King, Cowlitz, Kitsap and
Thurston counties in Washington State, and Clackamas and Multnomah counties
in Oregon. Included in Columbia Bank are former branches of Mt. Rainier
National Bank, doing business as Mt. Rainier Bank, with 7 branches in King
and Pierce counties. More information about Columbia can be found on its
website at http://www.columbiabank.com.
Contact:
JoAnne Coy, Vice President
Marketing and Communications Director
Columbia Bank
253-305-1965
SOURCE Columbia Bank
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http://www.columbiabank.com
CONTACT:
JoAnne Coy, Vice President, Marketing and
Communications Director of Columbia Bank, +1-253-305-1965
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