Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> March 15, 2004

RICHARD SMITH – TRICO BANCSHARES (TCBK)

RICHARD P. SMITH has been President of Tri Counties Bank TriCo Bancshares ('TriCo') since September 1998 and Chief Executive Officer, and a Director of both TCB and TriCo since November 1999. Mr. Smith joined the Bank in 1993 as Vice President-Supermarket Banking. In 1994, he served as Vice President and Chief Information Officer of the Bank. He then became Senior Vice President - Customer/Employee Support and Control in 1995 and became Executive Vice President in the same capacity in October 1997. Mr. Smith then advanced to President and Chief Operating Officer of the Bank in September 1998, prior to his advancements to Director and CEO. Profile
TWST: If you would, please provide us with that introduction to TriCo,

and a short history of what is TriCo?

Mr. Smith: TriCo is a bank holding company for Tri Counties Bank. We

were founded