Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> March 31, 2003
EDWARD D. CAMERON became the Senior Vice President, Treasurer and
Corporate Secretary of Heritage Financial Corporation in January
2003. Mr. Cameron was named Corporate Secretary of Heritage in
June 2002. Prior to that he was Vice President and Treasurer of
Heritage. Mr. Cameron became the Senior Vice President and
Treasurer of Heritage Bank in August 1999. Prior to that, Mr.
Cameron had been Vice President, Investment Manager at Heritage
Bank since April 1999. Prior to that, he had over 25 years of
banking experience, most recently as Senior Vice President,
Investment Manager at Security Pacific Bank. Profile
DONALD V. RHODES is Chairman, President and Chief Executive
Officer of Heritage Financial Corporation as well as Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of Heritage Bank. Since 1986 he has been
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Central Valley Bank, a
subsidiary of Heritage which was acquired on March 5, 1999. Mr.
Rhodes joined Heritage Bank in 1989 as President and Chief
Executive Officer and was elected Chairman in 1990. Profile
BRIAN VANCE, Executive Vice President of Heritage Financial
Corporation, has been employed by Heritage Bank since 1996. Prior
to joining Heritage Bank, Mr. Vance was employed for over 20
years by West One Bank, a bank with offices in Idaho and
Washington. Prior to leaving West One, he was Senior Vice
President and Regional Manager of Banking Operations for the
south Puget Sound region. On August 17, 1998, the Board of
Directors of Heritage Bank approved the appointment of Mr. Vance
as President and Chief Operating Officer of Heritage Bank to be
effective as of October 1, 1998. Prior to that, Mr. Vance was
named Executive Vice President of Heritage Bank. In January 2003,
Mr. Vance was named Executive Vice President of Heritage
Financial Corporation. Profile
Corporation?
Mr. Rhodes: We are an approximately $600 million asset, 76-year-
old company that started in 1927 as typical community
