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Monica O’Reilly and Judith Steiner Join Banner Corporation Board of Directors
WALLA WALLA, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Banner Corporation (NASDAQ: BANR) (“Banner”), the parent company of Banner Bank, today announced that Monica O’Reilly
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[{"type":"text","content":" WALLA WALLA, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nBanner Corporation (NASDAQ: BANR) (“Banner”), the parent company of Banner Bank, today announced that Monica O’Reilly and Judith Steiner have been appointed to the Board of Directors effective March 1, 2026. Ms. O’Reilly and Ms. Steiner were also appointed to the Board of Directors of Banner Bank. Ms. O’Reilly will initially serve on the Corporate Governance/Nominating and Risk Committees of the Board. Ms. Steiner will initially serve on the Credit Risk and Risk Committees of the Board.\n\n\nMs. O’Reilly is a strategic leader who leverages over 30 years of experience helping global financial services companies achieve business results. She is an advisor to Fortune 500 C-suite executives, corporate boards and audit committees on regulatory compliance, enterprise and operational risk management, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. Ms. O’Reilly was the Vice Chairman and US Financial Services Leader at Deloitte from 2020 to 2025, and served on Deloitte’s Board Council and Strategic Investment Committee in which she oversaw various acquisitions and investments. Under her leadership as Co-Chair for Deloitte’s Nominating Committee, she oversaw CEO and board director selection. Recognized as an industry expert, Ms. O’Reilly has co-authored reports on board governance, the financial marketplace, and risk management. She was named as one of the “Most Influential Women in Business” by the San Francisco Business Journal in 2021. Ms. O’Reilly holds a B.A. in English and Education from Queen’s University Belfast and completed Wharton Business School’s Executive Leadership Program.\n\n\nMs. Steiner has more than 30 years of experience in the financial services industry, with significant expertise in the areas of legal, risk and compliance. She served as Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer of Banner Bank from 2016 to 2021. Prior to Banner, Ms. Steiner worked at FirstMerit Bank, N.A. from 1990 to 2015, including serving as Executive Vice President, Chief Risk Officer, General Counsel and Secretary from 2008 to 2015. In these roles, her areas of responsibility included enterprise risk management (ERM), compliance, anti-money laundering (AML), Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), fraud, Community Reinvestment Act, insurance, and credit review. Ms. Steiner earned...