TACOMA, Wash., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Columbia Bank
announced that Barbara Cooch has joined the Columbia Private Banking Team
in Bellevue as a Senior Vice President and Private Banking Manager.
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"We are very pleased to have Barbara and her team join our Bellevue
Columbia Private Banking group. Barbara's extensive experience in serving
the Medical and Dental Professional market provides great opportunities to
expand our offerings in this growing market segment," said Dean McSweeney,
Senior Vice President and Private Banking Manager.
Mrs. Cooch has over 29 years in the banking and professional market.
Prior to joining Columbia Bank, she was a Senior Vice President in Business
Banking at Cascade Bank. A believer in client centered banking; Mrs. Cooch
will continue to build the Medical and Dental Professional market for
Columbia Bank. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and a fifth year
Secondary Teaching Certificate from the University of Colorado.
An Eastside native for the past 21 years, Mrs. Cooch resides in
Bellevue with her husband, Jim. She has two grown sons, Devin and Rob.
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: Stephanie Ursino, Senior Vice President
Marketing Director
Columbia Bank
253-305-1993
SOURCE Columbia Bank
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CONTACT:
Stephanie Ursino, Senior Vice President,
Marketing Director of Columbia Bank, +1-253-305-1993
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