Photo Release -- Michael Greenhoe Appointed SVP, Commercial Lending for Encore Bank


NAPLES, Fla., Nov. 27, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Encore Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Greenhoe as Senior Vice President, Commercial Lending for Fort Myers.

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Michael brings 25 years of banking and financial services expertise to Encore Bank. Most recently, he was associated with Florida Community Bank as Vice President, Commercial Lending. Before that time, he was affiliated with several banks in Florida, including First National Bank of Florida, Riverside Bank of the Gulf Coast and SouthTrust Bank in Fort Myers.

Michael's community involvement includes membership in Leadership Lee County and Robert Morris Associates. He also is a member of the Capital Campaign Board for the Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida. Michael earned his BA in business administration from Grand Rapids Baptist College in Grand Rapids, Mich., and also studied business administration at Indiana University - South Bend. He is a graduate of the Indiana Bankers Association' Commercial Lending School at Butler University, Indianapolis, Ind.

About Encore Bancshares

Encore Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq:EBTX) is a bank holding company headquartered in Houston, Texas and offers a broad range of banking, wealth management and insurance services through its main subsidiary Encore Bank, N.A. Encore Bank operates 11 private client offices in the Greater Houston area and six in southwest Florida. Headquartered in Houston and with $1.4 billion in assets, Encore Bank builds relationships with professional firms, privately-owned businesses, investors and affluent individuals. Encore Bank offers a full range of business and personal banking products and services, as well as financial planning, wealth management, trust and insurance products through its trust division, Encore Trust, and its subsidiaries Linscomb & Williams and Town & Country Insurance. Products and services offered by Encore Bank's affiliates are not FDIC insured.

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