Olympic Bancorp, the parent company for Kitsap Bank, is pleased to announce that Melinda Pigors has been elected to Vice-Chairwoman of its Board of Directors. Pigors has served on the Board of Directors since 2010. She assumes the role of Vice-Chairwoman vacated by her mother, Helen Langer Smith, who passed in July after 70 years of service on the Board. Pigors’ sister, Cydly Langer Smith, holds the position of Chairwoman of the Board.

Also serving on Olympic Bancorp’s Board of Directors are Steve Politakis, Kitsap Bank President/CEO, Anthony George, Kitsap Bank Executive Vice President/COO, John Hogan, Managing Partner for Gateway Capital LLC, Tony Panagiotu, President of Panagiotu Pension Advisors, Robert Wise, CFO of Solius, Tina Pappas, President of NAI Puget Sound Properties, and Jeff Dolven, President/CEO of Skookum Contract Services.

“We are very pleased to elect Melinda to the position of Vice-Chairwoman, on what I believe is a highly qualified Board of Directors,” said Steve Politakis, President/CEO, “Melinda is the fourth woman in her family to hold this position in over 90 years. I am confident she will contribute significantly, and continue to build upon her mother’s legacy by helping lead Kitsap Bank into an exciting time in our history.”

The Langer family’s 90- year commitment to Kitsap Bank began in 1922 when Frank E. Langer Jr. purchased controlling interest in the bank. Frank Langer served as president of Kitsap County Bank from 1930 to 1952. Upon his death, Frank’s wife, Hannah Norum Langer, was elected the fifth president of the bank, thereby becoming the first female bank president west of the Mississippi river. Hannah served as the Kitsap Bank’s president for twenty years, and continued on as Chairman of the Board until 1986. Helen Langer Smith served as Kitsap Bank’s Chairman of the Board from 1986 to 2011 when she succeeded her mother, Hannah Langer. Helen’s daughter, Cydly Langer Smith, has served as the Chairwoman of the board since 2011 when she succeeded her mother, Helen Langer Smith.

 

 

Established August 8, 1908, Kitsap Bank is headquartered in Port Orchard, WA, operating 18 locations throughout Western Washington. With $1.6 billion in assets, the Bank provides a full range of financial services to commercial and individual clients. Kitsap Bank has been named a Preferred Lender by the U.S. Small Business Administration, and a Corporate Philanthropist and one of Washington’s Best Workplaces by the Puget Sound Business Journal. The Bank is ranked the 14^th largest bank based in the State of Washington, the sixth largest women-owned business, and is the 2^nd oldest family-owned business according to the Puget Sound Business Journal. Kitsap Bank was awarded the 2019 National Association of Secretaries of State Medallion, as part of the Corporations for Communities Award Program and received the Manufacturing Award for Innovation by the Association of Washington Businesses for the edg3 FUND Small Business Competition. The Bank has a 5 Star rating from BauerFinancial Inc. For more information, visit kitsapbank.com and follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. 

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