Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> May 21, 2001
J. BRUCE RIDDLE is President and Chief Executive Officer of both Pacific
Continental Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiary Pacific
Continental Bank. Joining Pacific Continental Bank in 1978 as Vice
President in charge of lending, Mr. Riddle became President and CEO in
1980. He received a BS in Business, Marketing and Finance from the
University of Idaho. He is a graduate of Pacific Coast Banking School
from the University of Washington in Seattle. As President and a
Director, Mr. Riddle has played an essential role in the shaping of the
bank. Pacific Continental Bank has consistently been among the best
performing, highest ranked banks in America. In his tenure with the
bank, Mr. Riddle has been actively involved in the community and in his
industry. He has served as the Chairman of the Oregon Bankers
Association, a statewide trade association, and is a past member of the
State Treasurer's Banking Advisory Committee. He was appointed by past
Governor Barbara Roberts to participate on the Oregon Economic
Development Finance Committee and has been involved in numerous national
committees of the American Bankers Association. His community interests
and involvement include Eugene Family YMCA, Kidsports, Junior
Achievement and the Oregon Trail Council of the Boy Scouts. Profile
Continental Bank?
Mr. Riddle: The company is a state chartered bank operating 10 banking
offices in western Oregon in the
