OLYMPIA,
Wash., Jan. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Heritage
Bank ("Heritage" or "Bank"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Heritage
Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: HFWA), is pleased to announce the
appointment of Matt Ray as Executive
Vice President Chief Lending Officer, Amy
Curran as Executive Vice President Director of Commercial
Banking, Kelli Wilson as Executive
Vice President Chief Banking Officer and Sabrina Robison as Executive Vice President
Chief Human Resources Officer. Robison assumed her new executive
title in September 2022, while Ray,
Curran and Wilson assumed their new executive roles on January 1, 2023. Wilson will succeed Cindy Hirman who is scheduled to retire in
April 2023.
Jeff Deuel, Chief Executive
Officer of Heritage, comments, "As our organization grows, we
continue to make strategic adjustments to our organizational
structure, with a focus on succession, accommodating growth,
expanding within our geographic footprint and leveraging effective
and efficient technologies. The addition of Matt, Amy and Kelli to
the executive team brings new energy, insights and expertise that
will continue to position Heritage for future success."
Ray will be responsible for all lending areas and have direct
oversight of the specialty lending areas, including Heritage
Business Express, consumer lending, mortgage and SBA. He joined
Heritage Bank in 2010 and has held leadership positions as
commercial banking team leader, regional manager and market
president. He has more than 25 years of experience in sales,
credit, operations, commercial banking and residential real
estate.
Curran will be responsible for commercial banking and the
capital markets group. She joined Heritage Bank in 2015 as team
leader for the Seattle commercial
lending team. With more than 30 years of banking experience,
primarily in commercial lending, she provides guidance to her team
of bankers in identifying, structuring and working with nonprofit
and for-profit organizations.
Wilson will be responsible for branch banking, commercial
relationship banking deposit officers, wealth strategies and the
customer service center. She joined Heritage Bank in 2013 as a
regional manager. She was named Director of Branch Banking in 2020
before assuming her current role. She has worked in the financial
industry for more than 34 years and has a broad mix of retail,
sales and management experience.
Robison, an existing member of the executive team, was promoted
to Executive Vice President in September
2022 and will continue to be responsible for human resources
and administrative processes. She joined the Heritage team more
than 30 years ago as an intern, contributing in a variety of roles
throughout the years. She was named Senior Vice President Human
Resources Director in 2002, Senior Vice President Chief Human
Resources Officer in 2018 and was promoted to Executive Vice
President Chief Human Resources Officer in September 2022.
Hirman joined Heritage in 1988 and is scheduled to retire in
April 2023. She was appointed Senior
Vice President in 2004 and Director of Retail Banking in 2006
before assuming her current role in 2019. Deuel adds, "Cindy has
played a critical role in the development and success of the Bank
for more than 34 years. I want to thank her for her dedicated
service and the invaluable leadership she has provided throughout
the years. We wish her the very best in her retirement and the new
adventures that await her."
About Heritage Financial Corporation
Heritage Financial Corporation is an Olympia-based bank holding company with
Heritage Bank, a Washington
state-chartered full-service commercial bank founded in
1927, as its sole wholly-owned banking subsidiary. Heritage Bank
has a network of 50 banking offices to serve customers in
Washington and Oregon. Heritage Bank also does business under
the Whidbey Island Bank name on Whidbey Island. Heritage's stock is
traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol "HFWA."
More information about Heritage Financial Corporation can be found
on its website at www.hf-wa.com and the Heritage Bank website at
www.HeritageBankNW.com.
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