December 27, 2001

Two new leaders for Home Street Bank

Joan Enticknap moved from 23 years at Bank of America to become president and chief operating officer of the 30-branch Home Street Bank in Seattle. Simultaneously, Bruce Williams rose from president and COO to CEO. The bank totals $1.5 billion in assets.

"This is an ideal time for Bruce Williams to continue in the tradition of his father and grandfather as a third-generation CEO of our company," said bank chairman Richard Swanson, who relinquished the CEO title to Williams. "And we are very pleased to welcome Joan Enticknap, whose experience and leadership will accelerate the development of our retail and business banking products and services."

Williams said the bank plans to "remain independent and employee- and family-owned."

Williams and Swanson are brothers-in-law. Also, Williams' sister, Kathryn Williams, is the bank's senior vice president for community relations.

Bruce Williams worked as a commercial litigation lawyer for Perkins Coie in the 1980s. After serving in the U.S. Peace Corps in Liberia form 1988 to 1990, he became the bank's general counsel and executive vice president.

Enticknap was BofA's executive vice president for commercial banking, and had been the bank's chief financial officer. She served as chair of the public facilities district that built Safeco Field and is on the board of directors of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.