EUGENE, Ore., Sept. 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Continental Corporation (Nasdaq: PCBK), the holding company of Pacific Continental Bank, today announced that Jocelyn Lane, formerly the executive vice president and market president for Foundation Bank of Bellevue, Washington, has become the Puget Sound market president for Pacific Continental Bank. Pacific Continental Corporation formally closed its acquisition of Foundation Bancorp, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Foundation Bank on September 6.

"Jocelyn is the ideal person to lead our combined team and usher in our new era of community banking in the Puget Sound," said Roger Busse, president and chief executive officer for Pacific Continental Bank. "Her tremendous talent and experience as a banker and her thorough knowledge of the region will greatly enhance our growth potential and community impact, today and into the future."

"It's truly an honor to lead such an extremely dedicated and skilled team of bankers here in the Puget Sound," said Lane. "Pacific Continental Bank is well known in the industry for developing longstanding and robust relationships with its clients and I look forward to expanding such capabilities throughout this critically important market."

Jocelyn Lane joined Foundation Bank in September of 2014 as executive vice president and market president. Prior to joining Foundation Bank, she was executive vice president and Palm Beach County chief executive for Gulfstream Business Bank and earned numerous awards and recognition by developing and growing markets, exceeding goals and driving strategic initiatives.

About Pacific Continental Bank

Pacific Continental Bank, the operating subsidiary of Pacific Continental Corporation, delivers highly personalized services through 14 banking offices in Oregon and Washington. The Bank also operates loan production offices in Tacoma, Washington and Denver, Colorado. With $2.4 billion in total assets, Pacific Continental has established one of the most unique and attractive metropolitan branch networks in the Pacific Northwest with offices in three of the region's largest markets including Seattle, Portland and Eugene. Pacific Continental targets the banking needs of community-based businesses, health care professionals, professional service providers and nonprofit organizations.

Since its founding in 1972, Pacific Continental Bank has been honored with numerous awards and recognitions from highly regarded third-party organizations including The Seattle Times, Portland Business Journal, Seattle Business magazine and Oregon Business magazine. A complete list of the company's awards and recognitions - as well as supplementary information about Pacific Continental Bank - can be found online at therightbank.com. Pacific Continental Corporation's shares are listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol "PCBK" and are a component of the Russell 2000 Index.



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