Jeffrey J. Deuel Named Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategies of Heritage Bank

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Mar 01, 2010, 02:56 ET

OLYMPIA, Wash., March 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Heritage Financial Corporation ("Company") (Nasdaq: HFWA). President and Chief Executive Officer, Brian L. Vance, announced today that effective February 24, 2010 Jeffrey J. Deuel joined Heritage Bank as Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategies.

Mr. Deuel has twenty-eight years of banking experience and most recently held the position of EVP Commercial Operations with JPMorgan Chase (formerly Washington Mutual). Mr. Deuel was with Washington Mutual from 2001-2009 and during that time he also held other positions including SVP Commercial Credit Risk Administrator, SVP Commercial Strategy Group, and SVP Commercial Specialty Lending. Prior to joining Washington Mutual Mr. Deuel was based in Philadelphia where he held various Commercial Lending or Lending Administration positions with Bank United and before that CoreStates Bank.

Mr. Vance stated, "We are very pleased to add Jeff to the Heritage team. He is an accomplished, results-oriented executive leader with a broad-based commercial banking background. We look forward to having his expertise on the team to assist us in achieving our strategic goals."

Heritage Financial Corporation is a bank holding company headquartered in Olympia, Washington. The Company operates two community banks, Heritage Bank and Central Valley Bank. Heritage Bank serves Pierce, Thurston, Mason and South King Counties in the South Puget Sound region of Washington through its fourteen 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.