First Financial Northwest Inc. appoints Chief Lending Officer Simon Soh will now also serve as the company's chief credit officer. First Financial Northwest Inc. and unit First Financial Northwest Bank restructured their credit and lending departments and named a new chief credit officer in the process. The restructuring, effective Aug. 15, combined the roles of chief lending officer and chief credit officer, and eliminated the separate position of chief credit officer previously held by Gregg DeRitis. DeRitis is no longer with the company.