Heritage Bank Announces New Trust Officer

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Feb 15, 2011, 12:19 ET

OLYMPIA, Wash., Feb. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Heritage Bank, a subsidiary of Heritage Financial Corporation ("Company") (Nasdaq: HFWA), announced today the hiring of Robert J. Adamonis, J.D., Senior Trust Officer in the Seattle office. Mr. Adamonis has over 30 years of experience in estate planning, trust, and the financial services industry. Mr. Adamonis held various senior level positions at First Interstate, Wells Fargo, Union Bank of California, and most recently Puget Sound Guardians. Mr. Adamonis is a member of the Washington State Bar Association and is actively involved with the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center serving on the Hutch Award Planning Committee.

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"We are pleased to have Bob join our Trust team in Seattle. He comes to us with extensive experience in trust services. We have had good representation by our Trust Services team in the Longview, Vancouver and Portland markets, and hiring Bob will enable us to better serve the Seattle market as well," said Jeff Deuel, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Heritage Bank.

Heritage Bank offers a full range of Trust products with Trust powers in the states of Washington and Oregon. Servicing capabilities include the following:

Trust Administration
Guardianships and Conservatorships
Probate and Estate Management
Asset Management for Individuals
Commercial and Residential Real Estate management
Self Directed IRA's holding alternative assets and real property
Life Insurance Trust Management
Due Diligence for contracts owned or purchased by a trust.

If you would like to learn more about our Trust Services department please contact the Customer Service Center at 360-943-1500 or view our website at www.HeritageBankWA.com. Mr. John Strohecker, the Trust Services Manager works from the Longview and Portland offices and can be reached at 360-501-7333. Bob Adamonis can be reached in our Seattle office at (206) 664-7342.

About Heritage Financial

Heritage Financial Corporation is a bank holding company headquartered in Olympia, Washington. The Company operates two community banks, Heritage Bank and Central Valley Bank. With the FDIC-assisted acquisitions of Cowlitz Bank and Pierce Commercial Bank, Heritage Bank now serves western Washington and the greater Portland, Oregon area through its twenty-five full-service banking offices and its Online Banking Website www.HeritageBankWA.com. Central Valley Bank serves Yakima and Kittitas counties in central Washington through its six full-service banking offices and its Online Banking Website www.CVBankWA.com. Additional information about Heritage Financial Corporation is available on its Internet Website www.HF-WA.com.

SOURCE Heritage Financial Corporation