WALLA WALLA, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
The Banner Bank executive leadership team is pleased to announce Craig
Miller has joined the Bank as Executive Vice President and General
Counsel. In this role, Miller is responsible for overseeing the
company’s legal functions and is a member of the Executive Management
Committee. This is a new position at the company.
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Craig Miller, EVP & General Counsel, Banner Bank (Photo: Business Wire)
For 35 years, Miller was a senior litigation partner at Davis Wright
Tremaine in Seattle. Just prior to joining Banner Bank, he was Of
Counsel with the firm Rose Joneson Vargas in American Samoa.
Miller has extensive experience in state and federal commercial trials,
mediations and arbitrations, covering a wide variety of litigation
matters. His special concentration is representing creditors in
distressed credit cases, including collections, foreclosures and
bankruptcy adversary actions. He has frequently lectured on topics
relative to the banking and finance industry including secured lending,
lender liability defense and credit restructure.
“Banner Bank has engaged Davis Wright Tremaine to assist us with legal
matters over the years, working specifically with Craig, so he is
familiar with our company and leadership team,” said Mark J. Grescovich,
President and Chief Executive Officer. “Craig’s expertise aligns very
well with our industry and his skills are an excellent addition to our
team as we look to the future for our growing company.”
Miller earned his bachelor’s degree from Grinnell College and his Juris
Doctor degree (JD) from the University of Southern California Law School.
He has a long history of being active in the Seattle community,
including serving on the boards of the YMCA of Greater Seattle,
Childhaven and King County Sexual Assault Resource Center.
About Banner Bank
Banner Bank is a Washington-chartered commercial bank that conducts
business from more than 200 locations in Washington, Oregon, California,
Utah 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
throughout the western U.S. Visit Banner Bank at www.bannerbank.com.
About Banner Corporation
Banner Corporation (Nasdaq:BANR) is a $9.9 billion bank holding company
operating two commercial banks in five Western states through a network
of branches offering a full range of deposit services and business,
commercial real estate, construction, residential, agricultural and
consumer loans. Visit Banner Bank on the Web at www.bannerbank.com.
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Banner Bank
Kelly McPhee, 509-232-1968
Vice President,
Communications
kelly.mcphee@bannerbank.com
Source: Banner Bank