BELLEVUE, Wash. & SPOKANE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Banner Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Banner Corporation (NASDAQ:
BANR), has promoted two of its veteran commercial bankers to run the
commercial division.
Jim Reed and Kirk Quillin have both been promoted to Senior Vice
President, Commercial Executive, West and East Regions respectively.
Reed and Quillin will both join Banner’s executive management committee
and will report directly to President and Chief Executive Officer Mark
Grescovich.
“Jim and Kirk are uniquely qualified to lead the commercial business and
drive Banner Bank to become the bank of choice in the Pacific
Northwest,” Grescovich said. “As Banner continues to grow its commercial
lending and banking capabilities, the need to regionalize our division
has become apparent. Both Jim and Kirk have been with Banner Bank for
over 10 years; and between the two they have over half a century
experience in financial services, leading teams of employees and
developing custom solutions that exceed client expectations. I am
confident in their ability to build upon the recent successes Banner has
realized in commercial banking.”
Based in Banner Bank’s Seattle area office, Reed will lead the West
Region commercial and specialty banking for Banner, which includes
Western Washington and Western Oregon. He began his banking career in
1985 with Rainier Bank later becoming West One, and then joined Banner
Bank in 1998. Reed earned a Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Arts
and Sciences from the University of Washington, and earned certificates
from Pacific Coast Banking School, Northwest Intermediate Banking School
and Northwest Intermediate Commercial Lending School. Currently, Reed
sits on the University of Washington Bothell Advisory Board and the
University of Washington Foundation Board.
Leading Banner’s East Region commercial and specialty banking for all
locations in Eastern Washington, Eastern Oregon and Idaho, Quillin will
be based in Spokane, Wash. He began his career in the banking industry
in 1984 with Idaho First National Bank, which is now U.S. Bank. After
time at Washington Mutual, Quillin joined Banner Bank’s commercial
banking group in 2002. He earned a B.S. in Finance and Economics from
Boise State University and was certified by the Pacific Coast Banking
School and Northwest Intermediate Commercial Lending School. As a
dedicated, civic-minded community member, Quillin has been active in
Rotary for over 20 years, and for eight years served as a Fire
Commissioner.
About Banner Bank
Banner Bank is a Washington-chartered commercial bank that conducts
business from 86 locations in Washington, Oregon and Idaho. Banner Bank
is a community bank which offers a wide variety of commercial banking
services and financial products to individuals and small and
medium-sized businesses and their employees in its primary market area.
Visit Banner Bank on the Web at www.bannerbank.com.
About Banner Corporation
Banner Corporation is a $4.2 billion bank holding company operating two
commercial banks in Washington, Oregon and Idaho. Banner serves the
Pacific Northwest region with a full range of deposit services and
business, commercial real estate, construction, residential,
agricultural and consumer loans.
Banner Bank
Dianne Larsen, 509-527-3636
Sr. Vice President,
Director of Marketing
DLarsen@bannerbank.com
Source: Banner Bank