OLYMPIA, Wash., Dec. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Heritage
Financial Corporation ("Heritage") (NASDAQ: HFWA), is pleased to
announce the appointment of Fred
Rivera to its Board of Directors. Mr. Rivera was also
appointed to the Board of Director of Heritage's wholly-owned
subsidiary, Heritage Bank. The appointments were effective
December 17, 2020.
"We are pleased to welcome Fred to our boards of directors,"
said Brian L. Vance, Board Chairman.
"Fred brings a great deal of business acumen to our board including
his legal background, his financial services experience, as well as
financial industry regulatory and compliance experience along with
his community leadership in the Puget Sound region."
Rivera currently serves as Executive Vice President and General
Counsel for the Seattle Mariners. He was formerly managing
partner of the Seattle office of
the law firm Perkins Coie LLP. During his career, he also
held positions with Fannie Mae and the U.S. Department of Justice
Civil Rights Division.
Rivera is an active community leader and currently serves on
numerous boards including the NW Sports, LLC (ROOT Sports Network),
OAC Services, Inc., the King County Bar Foundation, the Downtown
Seattle Association, the Association of Washington Businesses and
the Washington State Leadership
Board, and the United Way of King
County board, where he is the Immediate Past Board
Chair. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from California State University and graduated from the
Gonzaga School of Law. Rivera also completed the Executive
Leadership Program at the Northwestern Kellogg School of
Management.
About Heritage
Heritage Financial Corporation is an
Olympia-based bank holding company
with Heritage Bank, a full-service commercial bank, as its sole
wholly-owned banking subsidiary. Heritage Bank has a branching
network of 61 banking offices in Washington and Oregon. Heritage Bank also does business under
the Whidbey Island Bank name on Whidbey Island. Heritage's stock is
traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol
"HFWA". More information about Heritage Financial Corporation
can be found on its website at www.hf-wa.com and more information
about Heritage Bank can be found on its website at
www.heritagebanknw.com.
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