Pacific Continental Hires Ulrich to Lead Strategic Human Resource Activities

Experienced Human Resources Director Will Serve in Executive Management Role

EUGENE, Ore., April 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pacific Continental
Corporation (Nasdaq: PCBK), the bank holding company for Pacific Continental
Bank, has hired Rachel L. Ulrich, SPHR, as senior vice-president and human
resources director. Ulrich will focus her efforts on strategic human resource
activities for the company's growing workforce of 275 employees in its three
regional markets in Eugene, Portland and Seattle.
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"Rachel's exceptionally strong strategic leadership skills will enhance
Pacific Continental's human resource activities," said Roger Busse, president
and chief operating officer of Pacific Continental Bank. "As a growing,
publicly-traded company operating in three of the northwest's largest
commercial markets, it is vital Pacific Continental strategically focuses on
best-practices relating to the management of human resources. I have every
confidence that Rachel's leadership and background in and out of the banking
industry will serve us well."
Prior to joining Pacific Continental, Ulrich served twelve years as the
executive vice-president and director of human resources for First Defiance
Financial Corporation in Ohio, a $1.8 Billion bank, where she led the human
resource expansion of the company through four acquisitions and substantial
regional growth. Ulrich earned an Executive MBA from Bowling Green State
University along with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Organizational Management
from Bluffton College. Prior to her banking career, Ulrich was HR director for
a business graphics corporation. In 2001, she received her Senior Professional
in Human Resource (SPHR) certification from the Society for Human Resource
Management. Additionally, Ulrich served as a mediator for the Victim/Offender
Reconciliation Program and continues to participate in a variety of civic
activities.
About Pacific Continental Bank
Pacific Continental Bank, the operating subsidiary of Pacific Continental
Corporation, delivers highly personalized services through fourteen banking
offices in Oregon and Washington. Pacific Continental is unique among Pacific
Northwest community banks with offices in three of the northwest region's
largest metropolitan areas including Seattle, Portland, and Eugene,
establishing one of the most attractive metropolitan branch networks in the
region. Pacific Continental targets the banking needs of community-based
businesses, professional service providers, and nonprofit organizations; and
provides private banking services for business owners and executives. Pacific
Continental has rewarded its shareholders with consecutive cash dividends for
twenty-four years.
Since its founding in 1972, Pacific Continental Bank has been honored with
numerous awards from business and community organizations. Most recently, in
February 2008, Oregon Business magazine recognized Pacific Continental as the
top ranked financial institution to work for in the state, this recognition
marks the eighth consecutive year Pacific Continental has been recognized as
one of the Top 100 Companies to Work for In Oregon; In 2007, The Portland
Business Journal recognized Pacific Continental as One of the Ten Most Admired
Companies in Oregon, and -- for the seventh consecutive year -- the Seattle
Times named Pacific Continental to its annual "Northwest 100" ranking of top
publicly rated companies headquartered in the Pacific Northwest.
Pacific Continental Corporation's shares are listed on the NASDAQ Global
Select Market under the symbol "PCBK." Additional information about Pacific
Continental and its services, including online and electronic banking, can be
found at http://www.therightbank.com.
SOURCE Pacific Continental Corporation

Maecey Castle, Vice-President | Director of Corporate Communications of
Pacific Continental Corporation, +1-541-686-8685, banking@therightbank.com