Wells Fargo Commercial Banking expanded its management team in Oregon by promoting two seasoned finance executives. Karen Vineyard will lead the Portland Regional Commercial Banking Office (RCBO), and Sally Williams will lead the Greater Oregon RCBO, located in Eugene, OR. Williams succeeds Michael McEntee, a longtime Wells Fargo Commercial Banking leader in Eugene, who retired September 1.

Vineyard and Williams, both senior vice presidents, oversee middle-market commercial bank clients with annual revenues greater than $20 million. These companies represent a broad spectrum of industries, including manufacturing, wholesale, retail, distribution, construction, cleantech and services. Wells Fargo has more than 70 local bankers dedicated to middle-market companies in the region. The Oregon territory includes five RCBOs, plus southwest Washington and eastern Idaho. Vineyard and Williams will focus on the strategic development of business relationships across the region.

Prior to her promotion, Vineyard, a 27-year company veteran, co-managed the Portland RCBO with Williams, where the duo led the company’s initiatives on multiple fronts. Vineyard also steered key Wells Fargo programs, including the creation of a women’s networking and a resource program for local business owners and executives. Vineyard joined Wells Fargo in 1988 as a business development officer in Southern California and moved to the Pacific Northwest in the early 1990s.

Williams brings more than 36 years of financial services experience to her new role. A native of Oregon, Williams earned her bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Oregon. She joined Wells Fargo’s Commercial Banking group in 2012 as a regional manager in Portland and steadily progressed through the organization before being promoted to the Portland RCBO’s co-head position in 2013 when she bolstered Wells Fargo’s customer base in the forest products industry.

“Middle-market customers in Oregon are feeling more confident about the Oregon economy, and they’re looking for opportunities to invest in their operations, people, and communities,” said Ralph Hamm III, Commercial Banking president for Wells Fargo in Oregon and Eastern Washington. “That’s why we’re expanding our local resources in order to continue providing strong leadership to benefit our customers.”