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Mr. Hirtzel has been involved in the banking industry for 39 years with the past 26 in the greater Seattle-Eastside markets. He resigned as Senior Vice President and Division Manager of Business and Professional Banking from Pacific Northwest Bank (Wells Fargo) to pursue the formation of First Sound Bank. At Pacific Northwest Bank Mr. Hirtzel developed a new King County Commercial Banking Team in addition to managing the activities of five other Business Centers throughout Washington. Prior experience included serving as Executive Vice President in charge of production for Tacoma-based Columbia Bank and various other Senior Vice President positions with responsibilities in retail, business and corporate banking for Rainier National Bank, Security Pacific Bank, West One Bank and U S Bank. Mr. Hirtzel was recognized in 1984 as Area Executive of the Year by Rainier National Bank, in 1991 by Security Pacific Bank as Business Banking Center Leader of the Year, in 1992 by West One Bank as Banker of the Year, and in 1998 awarded the U S Bank Leadership Award. Mr. Hirtzel currently serves on the Board of the Council of Better Business Bureaus, a national organization based in Arlington, VA. And is also Board member of the local Better Business Bureau of Western Washington, Oregon and Alaska where he has served for 7 years and was their former Board Chair. Mr. Hirtzel has served on a variety of community boards over the years including the Bellevue Chamber of Commerce, Kirkland Chamber of Commerce, Bellevue Community College Foundation (where he served as Treasurer), Youth Eastside Services and Junior Achievement. Mr. Hirtzel is a graduate of the University of South Dakota and a graduate of the Colorado Graduate School of Banking at the University of Colorado. | 