SEATTLE, March 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Washington
Federal, Inc. (NASDAQ: WAFD) today announced that effective
April 1, 2017, Kim Robison will be promoted to Senior Vice
President of Operations and join the Company's Executive Management
Committee.
Robison's career at Washington Federal began in 2008 in
Washington Federal's retail network, after working for 20 years in
commercial banking and wealth management in the Pacific
Northwest. During her tenure at Washington Federal, she
transitioned into various support functions, including acquisition
integration and the creation of the company's first call center,
which has grown to service more than 500,000 client inquiries
annually. Additionally, Robison was a key figure in
Washington Federal's successful upgrade to a new core banking
platform in 2015.
Washington Federal President & Chief Executive-Elect Brent
Beardall said, "Kim has developed a reputation as someone that is a
quick study, pays attention to detail, and finds a solution that
works for both our clients and the bank. She is adept at
balancing compliance requirements with our strategic
objectives. Kim consistently builds up those around her and
is a believer that a well-organized team executing a plan can
deliver exceptional results. We are proud to welcome Kim as
part of our executive team and are confident she will lead our
operational teams to even higher levels of performance."
Robison graduated from Le Moyne
College, Syracuse, New York
and is an alumna of the Washington Federal Executive Leadership
Academy. A native of upstate New
York, Kim lives in West
Seattle with her husband.
Washington Federal is a national bank that operates 238 branches
in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah,
Arizona, Texas, Nevada, and New
Mexico. Established in 1917, the bank provides consumer and
commercial deposit accounts, financing for small to middle market
businesses, commercial real estate and residential real estate,
including consumer mortgages, home equity lines of credit and
insurance products through a subsidiary. As of December 31, 2016, the Company reports
$14.9 billion in assets, $10.6 billion in deposits and $2.0 billion in stockholders' equity.
Contact:
Washington Federal, Inc.
425 Pike Street
Seattle, WA 98101
Brad Goode 206-626-8178
Brad.Goode@wafd.com
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SOURCE Washington Federal, Inc.