Centennial Bank Announces Gary Stevens Retirement.Business Editors PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 26, 2000 Gary L. Stevens Gary Lynn Stevens (born March 6, 1963 in Caldwell, Idaho) is an American thoroughbred horse racing jockey. Although forced to wear a hip brace for nineteen months due to a degenerative disease of the hip, Perthes Syndrome, at age 7, Stevens began working for his horse , long-time executive vice president of bank administration, has retired from Centennial Bank (Nasdaq:CEBC CEBC Center for Ethical Business Cultures (University of St. Thomas) CEBC Consulting Engineers of British Columbia CEBC Centre d'Études Biologiques de Chize CEBC Conselho Empresarial Brasil-China CEBC Centre For Evidence-Based Conservation ) as announced today by the financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. organization. Stevens has thirty-five years of banking experience, twenty-three years of which were spent with Centennial Bank in a broad number of senior management capacities. Lorri Morse, senior vice president, will assume many of those duties formerly held by Stevens. Stevens leaves with a distinguished list of Centennial Bancorp accomplishments. Stevens came to Valley State Bank in April 1977 as vice president and cashier. Hired as the first officer, he oversaw the creation of all systems and procedures for the bank. This experience served him well for the later rapid growth of the organization. In 1981, he played a significant role in the formation of Centennial Bancorp, which became active with the merger of Centennial Bank and Valley State Bank. With this undertaking, Stevens was named executive vice president, operations and personnel, assuming additional corporate management responsibilities for human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. . He is credited with pioneering Centennial Bank's highly personalized style of customer service. He has been a strong innovator in personal touch banking at a time when many bank service levels are rapidly being replaced by more automated, impersonal venues. "Centennial Bank is highly appreciative of Gary Steven's valuable contributions, particularly in the area of customer service leadership," said Ted R. Winnowski, president and chief executive office of Centennial Bancorp and Centennial Bank. "His efforts and enthusiasm will be missed by all in our organization." Stevens also played a major role in Centennial Bank's recent rapid expansion of its offices in new markets outside of Lane County. He spearheaded the process to identify and obtain highly visible locations in fast-growing commercial areas. He was instrumental in establishing Centennial Bank in Vancouver, Washington
Vancouver, Washington is a city on the north bank of the Columbia River, in the state of Washington, USA. It is the county seat of Clark County. and Salem last year, and in the implemetation of Centennial Bank's distinctive neon exterior signage. Stevens also was an active community leader. In 1994, he served on the Board of Directors of the Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce. This past year, he served on the Board of Trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. at Northwest Christian College Northwest Christian College is a private, liberal arts college located in Eugene, Oregon and is affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the Independent Christian Churches/Churches of Christ. . During his career, he also has held office with a wide number of area banking associations. Centennial Bank operates fifteen full-service banking offices. Six are in the Portland metropolitan area The Portland-Vancouver, Oregon-Washington, Metropolitan Statistical Area, also known as the Portland metropolitan area or Greater Portland, is an urban area in the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington centered around the city of Portland, Oregon. , two in Vancouver, Washington, one in Salem and six in Lane County. Centennial Bank also operates five limited-service retirement center branches in the Portland area as well. |
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