West Coast Trust Promotes Tom McGirr to Senior Vice President

SALEM, Ore., May 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- West Coast Trust Team Leader-Vice President Tom McGirr has been promoted to Senior Vice President. He has coordinated the company's business development in the Salem, Coast and Southern Willamette Valley region and also served as the relationship officer for high-net worth clients since 2003.

West Coast Trust President Sandy Mico said, "Tom's extensive experience in trust and estate planning, investment management and charitable trusts has developed over 36 years in the trust and investment industry. We're pleased to recognize his expertise with this promotion."

McGirr serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors for Marion Polk Food Share, is a past president and current member of both the Eugene and Willamette Valley Estate Planning Councils, and an active member of the Salem Rotary Club. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Whitman College and a Juris Doctor degree from Lewis and Clark School of Law. He also graduated from Pacific Coast Trust School and was named a Certified Trust and Financial Advisor from the Institute of Certified Bankers.

West Coast Bancorp, (Nasdaq: WCBO), is a Northwest bank holding company with $2.7 billion in assets, operating 65 locations in Oregon and Washington. The company combines the sophisticated products and expertise of larger banks with the local decision making, market knowledge and customer service of a community bank. For more information, visit the Company's web site at www.wcb.com.

SOURCE West Coast Bancorp