Western Pacific Trust Company Appoints Additional Director

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 07, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Western Pacific Trust Company  (Trading Symbol “WP”- TSXV) is pleased to announce that, subject to regulatory approval, Alison Alfer has been appointed as a Director of the Company, to hold office until the next Annual General Meeting, thereby increasing the number of directors to eight.   

Ms. Alfer continues to act as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, a position she has held for more than four years.  

With this appointment, the Board of Directors is composed of the following individuals:

            J. Cowan McKinney, Board Chair
            Alison Alfer
            Bruce H. Bailey
            G. Benjamin Cutler
            John C.A. de Wit
            Anthony Liscio
            Robert W. Macdonald
            Steven O. Youngman, Deputy Board Chair

About Western Pacific Trust Company
Western Pacific Trust Company is a non-deposit taking financial corporation.  Western Pacific is licensed under the Financial Institutions Act in British Columbia as a Trust Company, and is also registered extra-provincially in Alberta as a non-deposit taking Trust Company.  

Additional corporate information is available at:  www.westernpacifictrust.com

J. Cowan McKinney
Chairman of the Board          

Contact:
Alison Alfer
President & CEO
Tel: 604-683-0455
Fax: 604-669-6978

This news release was prepared by the Board of Directors which is solely responsible for its contents.  The TSX Venture Exchange has neither approved nor disapproved the information contained herein.