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Jim Ford serves as the President for PremierWest Bancorp and its subsidiary PremierWest Bank. Mr. Ford previously served as Executive Vice President of Planning and Development for Bank of the West’s Regional Banking Group, and Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer for $1.2 billion Union Safe Deposit Bank, until it was acquired by Bank of the West. Mr. Ford began his banking career with First Interstate Bank in 1980. During his service with First Interstate he served as a branch manager and the Area Manager responsible for all branch activities in the southern Oregon area. Mr. Ford is a 1980 graduate of the University of Oregon and a 1992 graduate of the Pacific Coast Banking School. | 