People: AmericanWest Bancorporation (AWBC.O)

AWBC.O on Nasdaq

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position
Eerkes, Craig 57 2006 Chairman of the Board
Rusnak, Patrick 45 2008 Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, Director
Simmons, Jay 52 2008 Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary
Sherman, B.Nicole 38 2008 Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer - Utah operations
Krasselt, Shelly 32 2009 Principal Accounting Officer
Harris, Robert 46 2009 EVP, Chief Banking Officer for the Washington and Idaho Operations of AmericanWest Bank
Swartz, Donald 63 2006 Director
Taylor, P. Mike 65 2001 Director
Armijo, J. Frank 46 2006 Director
Carnes, Kay 70 2006 Director
Norton, H. Don 63 2007 Director

Biographies

Name Description
Eerkes, Craig Craig D. Eerkes is Chairman of the Board of AmericanWest Bancorporatio. He is President and CEO of Sun Pacific Energy, Inc., in Kennewick, Washington. He is also a director of Western Mutual Insurance Co. in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Rusnak, Patrick Mr. Patrick J. Rusnak is Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, Director of AmericanWest Bancorporation. He was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Company and of AmericanWest Bank since July 2008. From September 2006 to July 2008, Mr. Rusnak served as Executive Vice President /Chief Operating Officer of the Company. Mr. Rusnak has served as Principal Financial Officer of the Company from September 2006 to the present. Mr. Rusnak served as Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer of Western Sierra Bancorp from May 2005 to June 2006, as Executive Vice President of Umpqua Holdings Corporation from July 2004 to February 2005 and as Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer of Humboldt Bancorp from October 2000 until its acquisition by Umpqua Holdings Corporation.
Simmons, Jay Jay B. Simmons was appointed as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of AmericanWest Bancorporation since April 2008. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Simmons served as Vice President/Legal Counsel for Zions Bancorporation for eight years. From 1993 to 1998, Mr. Simmons served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Trans Financial, Inc.
Sherman, B.Nicole Ms. Sherman was appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer - Utah operations of AmericanWest Bancorporation since October 2008. Prior to this appointment, Ms. Sherman served as AmericanWest Bank’s Director of Retail Banking since December 2004. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Sherman was CEO for Power Trainings International (PTI). Prior to PTI, she served in a variety of management positions for Zions First National Bank for 15 years.
Krasselt, Shelly Ms. Shelly L. Krasselt is Principal Accounting Officer of AmericanWest Bancorporation. She is Vice President and Controller of the Company since 2003 and appointed as Principal Accounting Officer in January 2009.
Harris, Robert Mr. Robert Harris is Executive Vice President/Chief Banking Officer for the Washington and Idaho Operations of AmericanWest Bank since March 2009. Prior to that appointment, Mr. Harris held the position of Executive Vice President/Director of Commercial Banking for Washington and Idaho from April 2007 to March 2009 and Senior Vice President of Commercial Lending from March 2005 to April 2007. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Harris held a variety of commercial lending management positions with U.S. Bank..
Swartz, Donald Donald H. Swartz is a Director of AmericanWest Bancorporation. He is the President of J & M Electric, Inc., which performs electrical construction and maintenance services for industrial and commercial facilities. Mr. Swartz was a founder of Grant National Bank of Ephrata, Washington in 1989 and served as a director and as Chair of its board of directors until its acquisition by AmericanWest Bancorporation in 1998.
Taylor, P. Mike P. Mike Taylor is a Director of AmericanWest Bancorporation. He is a licensed civil engineer, is Director of Engineering Services for the City of Spokane, Washington. He is the founder, and prior to December 19, 2008 was the President, of Taylor Engineering, Inc., Spokane, Washington. He is also an owner and Managing Partner of P. Mike Taylor, LLC, a business consulting and software development company.
Armijo, J. Frank J. Frank Armijo is a Director of AmericanWest Bancorporation. He is the Program Director and General Manager of West Coast Advanced Technology Solutions Programs for Lockheed Martin Information Systems and Global Services. Mr. Armijo served on the Columbia Trust Bancorp and Columbia Trust Bank boards of directors from October 2003 until March 2006, the effective date of the merger between the Company and Columbia Trust Bancorp. Upon completion of the merger, Mr. Armijo was appointed to the Board of the Company as of such effective date. Mr. Armijo currently serves as Vice Chairman of TRIDEC, the Tri-Cities Regional Economic Development Organization.
Carnes, Kay Kay Carnes is a Director of AmericanWest Bancorporation. She is an Accounting Professor, Coordinator of Accounting Programs and Associate Dean of the School of Business Administration at Gonzaga University. She is a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Internal Auditor. She is past chair of the Washington State Board of Accountancy and currently serves on the International Qualifications Appraisals Board which negotiates international accounting reciprocity under WTO and NAFTA agreements.
Norton, H. Don H. Don Norton is a Director of AmericanWest Bancorporation. He is the Regional Director for the Far West Bank division of AmericanWest Bank in Utah. Mr. Norton served as a director and President and Chief Executive Officer of Far West Bank and Far West Bancorporation prior to the completion of the merger between the Company and Far West Bancorporation in 2007. Upon completion of the merger, Mr. Norton was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company.

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