TACOMA, Wash., Oct. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- For the third year in
a row, Melanie J. Dressel, President and Chief Executive Officer of
Columbia Banking System, Inc. (Nasdaq: COLB) and Columbia Bank, has been
selected as one of The 25 Most Powerful Women in Banking in the October
2006 issue of US Banker magazine. The magazine reviewed the accomplishments
of over 5,000 women holding senior status in banks across the country
In its fourth annual ranking, the magazine profiles financial
performance, tenure in the business, position and responsibility,
management style, charitable work, participation in the local community and
influence within the industry as a whole. For Ms. Dressel's inclusion as
number 20 on their prestigious list, US Banker cited Columbia Banking
System's performance, her focus on superior customer service and commitment
to local communities, as well as activities that promote the economic
well-being of Washington State.
Columbia Banking System, Inc. is a Tacoma-based bank holding company
whose wholly owned bank subsidiaries are Columbia Bank and Bank of Astoria.
Columbia Bank is a Washington state-chartered full-service commercial bank
with 35 banking offices in Pierce, King, Cowlitz, Kitsap and Thurston
counties. Bank of Astoria, a federally insured commercial bank
headquartered in Astoria, Oregon, operates four branches in Clatsop County:
Astoria, Warrenton, Seaside and Cannon Beach; and one branch in Tillamook
County: Manzanita. More information about Columbia can be found on its
website at http://www.columbiabank.com.
Contact: JoAnne Coy, Vice President,
Marketing and Communications
253-305-1965
SOURCE Columbia Banking System, Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.columbiabank.com
CONTACT:
JoAnne Coy, Vice President, Marketing and
Communications of Columbia Banking System, Inc., +1-253-305-1965
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