Bank of the Pacific hired Carla Tucker as its new chief financial officer and executive vice president, succeeding Douglas N. Biddle who recently announced his retirement.

The board of directors is expected to appoint Biddle to the board effective September 2019.

“We are delighted to have Carla join our executive management team as chief financial officer and executive vice president,” said Denise Portmann, president and chief executive officer. “Carla brings over 20 years of demonstrated leadership and accounting experience, spending the last 15 years with Skagit Bank as their Chief Financial Officer before Skagit Bank sold late last year. She has been recognized throughout her career as a collaborative leader with strong institutional knowledge in the accounting and finance arena.”

“On behalf of the board of directors, we would like to take this opportunity to thank Doug for his years of dedicated and loyal service,” commented Portmann.

Pacific Financial Corporation of Aberdeen, Washington, is the bank holding company for Bank of the Pacific, a state chartered and federally insured commercial bank.