Barb MacLean Joins Coastal Community Bank as Head of Tech

EVERETT, Wash., Jan. 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Coastal Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: CCB), the bank holding company for Coastal Community Bank, announced that Barb MacLean has joined the Bank as Senior Vice President, Head of Technology Operations and Implementation.

Ms. MacLean is a seasoned fintech leader with more than 21 years of experience building and operating mission-critical banking, integration, data, and payments platforms. She has deep experience in APIs and integration, using data to maximize efficiencies, and is a versatile, seasoned speaker with a well-respected newsletter, Fintech Playlist. A graduate of Brandon University, she led Celero Solutions in various capacities – most recently as vice president of Integration and analytics.

“The capabilities and experience that Barb brings to our organization will be instrumental as Coastal continues to advance into a more complex organization,” said Eric Sprink, CEO. “Her experience will help Coastal as we navigate the data-driven fintech landscape.”

“I’m thrilled to be joining Coastal,” MacLean said. “Rarely do you find a company, from team members across the organization to the leaders and board, who are simultaneously hungry for change, humble about their success, and willing to embrace grey thinking while taking care of each other and customers along the way.”

President Curt Queyrouze said, “Innovation gets no traction without execution. Barb brings expertise on both fronts. Barb is a thought leader, but more importantly, she has deep experience in turning ideas into action. Her leadership will take our very talented team to new heights.”

About Coastal Financial Corporation
Coastal Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: CCB), is an Everett, Washington-based Bank holding company with Coastal Community Bank (the “Bank”) a full-service commercial bank, as its sole wholly owned banking subsidiary. The Bank operates through its 14 branches in Snohomish, Island, and King Counties, the Internet, and its mobile banking application. The Bank, through its CCBX division, provides banking as a service (“BaaS”) that allows our broker-dealer and digital financial service partners to offer their customers banking services. As of September 30, 2022, we had total assets of $3.13 billion, total gross loans, including loans held for sale, of $2.55 billion, total deposits of $2.84 billion, and total shareholders’ equity of $228.7 million. To learn more about Coastal Community Bank visit www.coastalbank.com. Member FDIC.

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Contact: 
Joel Edwards
Chief Financial Officer
425.357.3687
JEdwards@coastalbank.com