David A. Klaue and John R. Layman Join Banner Corporation Board of Directors.WALLA WALLA, Wash. -- Banner Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : BANR BANR Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources ), the parent of Banner Bank, today announced it has increased the size of its board to 15 members and appointed David A. Klaue and John R. Layman to its Board of Directors. David A. Klaue has served on the Board of Directors of F&M Bank since 1989 and as Chairman since 2002. He is also Chairman of the Board of Empire Lumber Co., a diversified wood products manufacturer with operations in Washington, Idaho and Montana; Felts Field Aviation, an air transportation company; Park Ranch Land & Cattle Co., a cow/calf, feeder and hay producer; and Empire Investments, a real estate investment company. He is a managing member in various other real estate investment, equipment and sales companies. Mr. Klaue is active in several communities supporting many philanthropic, civic and educational interests and organizations through the Klaue Family Foundation. Foundation affiliates and partners include: Alano Club, Eastern Washington University Eastern Washington University - A university 20 miles southwest of Spokane, WA on the edge of the rolling Palouse Prairie. http://ewu.edu/. Address: Cheney, Washington, USA. , Fox Theatre, Gonzaga University, Hutton Settlement, Idaho Youth Ranch, Morning Star Boys Ranch, N.W. Christian School, Shriners Hospital, Civic Theatre, Spokane Community Colleges, Spokane Guild School, Spokesman-Review Christmas Fund, University of Idaho The university was formed by the territorial legislature of Idaho on January 30, 1889, and opened its doors on October 3, 1892 with an initial class of 40 students. The first graduating class in 1896 contained two men and two women. and YMCA Partnership Youth. Mr. Klaue is a graduate of Eastern Washington University's School of Business and also received the 1989 School of Business Outstanding Alumnus Award. John R. Layman has served on the Board of Directors of F&M Bank since 1990 and as co-Vice Chairman since 2003. He is managing partner of Layman, Layman & Robinson, PLLP, with which he has been associated since 1983. His areas of practice include real estate development, commercial litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. , personal injury and product liability. Mr. Layman is President of the Inland Northwest Health Services Foundation Board. He has served as President of Career Connections, Board Member of Valley Hospital Foundation, Board Member of Empire Health Foundation, and Committee Member of Continuum of Care. Mr. Layman assisted in developing the St. Luke's Rehabilitation Institute Advisory Board and served as its president. He is a past President of the Spokane Chapter of the Brain Injury Association and held an executive position with the Washington State Brain Injury Association for many years. Mr. Layman graduated with honors from Washington State University Washington State University, at Pullman; land-grant and state supported; chartered 1890, opened 1892 as an agriculture college. From 1905 to 1959 it was the State College of Washington. in 1980 and received his Juris Doctor degree with honors from Gonzaga University School of Law The Gonzaga University School of Law is the law school of Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. It is commonly viewed as a strong regional school in the inland Pacfic Northwest, and is the only law school in the State of Washington outside of the Seattle metropolitan area. in 1983. "We are pleased to have consummated the merger with F&M Bank and continue work together to achieve a smooth integration process," stated D. Michael Jones, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Banner Corporation. "The addition of Mr. Klaue and Mr. Layman to our Board of Directors will add valuable insight with regard to the Spokane area." Banner Corporation is the parent of Banner Bank, a commercial bank that operates a total of 77 branch offices and 13 loan offices in 27 counties in Washington This is a list of counties in Washington. There are thirty-nine counties in the U.S. state of Washington. Certain residents of Snohomish County consider themselves to be part of Freedom County. , Oregon and Idaho. It is now also the parent of Islanders Bank which operates three branch offices in Washington's San Juan Islands San Juan Islands (săn wän), archipelago of 172 islands constituting San Juan co., NW Wash., E of Vancouver Island. The islands were visited and named c.1790 by Spanish explorers. . Banner serves the Pacific Northwest region with a full range of deposit services and business, commercial real estate, construction, residential, agricultural and consumer loans. Visit Banner Bank on the Web at www.bannerbank.com. Statements concerning future performance, developments or events, concerning expectations for growth and market forecasts, and any other guidance on future periods, constitute forward-looking statements, which are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that might cause actual results to differ materially from stated objectives. Banner undertakes no responsibility to update or revise any forward-looking statements. |
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