John Pedersen Email & Phone Number

Banner Corporation (NASDAQ GSM: BANR) (“Banner”), the parent company of Banner Bank, announced that John Pedersen was appointed to the Board of Directors. Mr. Pedersen was also appointed to the Board of Directors of Banner Bank. Mr. Pedersen was with City National Bank of Los Angeles, California / Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE: RY) serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer until his retirement in 2019. He has over three decades of progressive commercial banking credit and risk management responsibilities and significant expertise in establishing and managing risk management functions within a regional bank setting. Mr. Pedersen is skilled in strategic planning including turn-around and growth strategies. He has a thorough understanding of many aspects of banking, including retail, small business, commercial real estate, dealer banking, consumer lending, mortgage banking and middle market lending. Mr. Pedersen began his career in government and held staff and leadership positions with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Office of Thrift Supervision. After government service, Mr. Pedersen managed a wide range of risk management activities for several financial institutions, including First Interstate Bancorp / Wells Fargo, KeyCorp, Wachovia and Sanwa Bank / Bank of the West. Active in the community, Mr. Pedersen is involved with various philanthropic organizations that facilitate the micro-financing of small business entrepreneurs domestically and abroad.

Listed skills include Risk Management, Banking, Financial Risk, Credit Risk, and 14 others.

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  Board Member

  Banner Bank

  Sacramento, Ca, Us