OLYMPIA,
Wash., Dec. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Heritage
Financial Corporation ("Heritage") (Nasdaq: HFWA) is pleased to
announce the appointment of Karen R.
Saunders to its Board of Directors. Ms. Saunders was also
appointed to the Board of Directors of Heritage's wholly-owned
subsidiary, Heritage Bank. The appointment is effective
January 1, 2025.
"We are pleased to welcome Karen to our board of directors,"
said Brian L. Vance, Board Chair.
"Karen brings the depth of audit, finance, and financial services
experience we were searching for along with extensive executive
leadership experience. Karen's background as a former KPMG audit
partner within the financial services practice will add valuable
expertise to our board."
Ms. Saunders spent her entire career at KPMG, joining in 1986,
promoted to partner in 1999 in the Seattle office, and served as a SEC Reviewing
Partner for the firm's financial services practice. During her
tenure with KPMG, she also led the Pacific Northwest Region as the
lead partner in community banking, served as the lead banking
partner over the firm's banking practice in the Los Angeles office from 2015 until her
retirement in 2024, and regularly participated in local industry
events.
Ms. Saunders earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Washington's Foster School of Business and is a licensed
Certified Public Accountant in Washington and California. Ms. Saunders resides in
Grapeview, Washington and
currently serves as an Ambassador Board Member for Big Brothers and
Big Sisters of Puget Sound ("BBBS"). She formerly served as the
chair of BBBS, chair and board member of the Washington State Accountancy Board, the KPMG
Partnership Audit Committee and Board Nomination Committee, and
advisory director of the U.S.A
Bobsled and Skeleton. Ms. Saunders was also named the 2015 Woman of
the Year by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Washington
Chapter.
About Heritage
Heritage Financial Corporation is an
Olympia-based bank holding company
with Heritage Bank, a full-service commercial bank, as its sole
wholly-owned banking subsidiary. Heritage Bank has a branching
network of 50 banking offices 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 more information about Heritage
Bank can be found on its website at www.heritagebanknw.com.
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