For Immediate Release
December 04, 2008

Contact:
Bob Wolff, Bank of the West
(213) 972-0521
E-mail: Robert.Wolff@bankofthewest.com
Web Site: https://www.bankofthewest.com/

WORTHINGTON, Minn. (December 4, 2008) – Jim Mahoney has joined Bank of the West as Vice President and Branch Manager in the Worthington branch located at 1027 4th Avenue. In this role, Mahoney is responsible for overall branch operations as well as commercial and agricultural lending and investment services. There are 26 convenient Bank of the West locations in Minnesota.

Mahoney has more than 17 years of banking experience and previously served as a financial advisor for subsidiary BancWest Investment Services in Morris. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota at Morris, with degrees in economics and business economics. He and his wife plan to live in Worthington.

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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