LUDINGTON, Mich., Dec. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- West Shore Bank
Corporation (Pink Sheets: WSSH.PK) today announced an officer appointment at
its subsidiary bank. R. Lee Schoenherr, Chairman of the Board of Directors of
West Shore Bank, is pleased to announce the appointment of Raymond A. Biggs to
the position of President and Chief Operating Officer. Biggs will join the
bank on February 2, 2009. Thomas A. Van Buren will continue to serve as the
Bank's Chief Executive Officer until his retirement next May. At that time,
Biggs will take over as President and Chief Executive Officer, according to
Schoenherr.
Schoenherr stated that the Board of Directors initiated their search for
Van Buren's replacement several months ago. Candidates from throughout
Michigan and the Midwest were considered.
A native of the Detroit area, Biggs received his Bachelor Degree from Alma
College and an MBA from the University of Detroit. Biggs, his wife Kristen
and their four children will be relocating to Mason County early next year.
Biggs' banking career began in 1991. He has held senior management
positions at various levels, most recently as the President and Chief
Executive Officer of Michigan Heritage Bank in Farmington Hills. It was this
diverse background that made Biggs the natural candidate to succeed Van Buren,
according to Schoenherr.
West Shore Bank, with assets over $325 million, has been serving the
financial needs of Mason, Manistee and Oceana counties for over 110 years.
West Shore Bank currently has eight offices in Ludington, Scottville,
Fountain, Manistee, Hart and Walkerville.
SOURCE West Shore Bank Corporation