Bank of the West Promotes Lisa Hill to Assistant Vice President & Branch Manager in Beatrice, Nebraska

Bank of the West operates more than 700 branch locations and commercial banking offices in 19 Western and Midwestern states

BEATRICE, Neb. (December 3, 2008) – Lisa Hill has been promoted to assistant vice president and branch manager for Bank of the West in Beatrice, Neb. In this role, Hill is responsible for overseeing all of the branch activities including personal and business banking, cash management and other bank depository services. Bank of the West has one location in Beatrice and 49 locations in Nebraska.

Hill has more than 13 years of banking experience and joined Bank of the West in 2006. A resident of Wymore, she is a graduate of the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, where she received a bachelor’s degree in agribusiness.

Founded in 1874, $63.7 billion-asset Bank of the West (www.bankofthewest.com) offers a full range of personal, business, trust and international banking services and currently operates more than 700 branch banking locations and commercial banking offices in 19 Western and Midwestern states.

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