PRESS RELEASE Of interest to editors and journalists covering: Business/Finance, Banking, Real Estate, San Diego/Calif. Business Landmark National Bank, La Jolla, California, Appoints Ron Perry As Senior Vice President/Manager Of New SBA Division SAN DIEGO, CA - Jan. 14, 2004 /Send2Press Newswire/ - Landmark National Bank (www.landmarknationalbank.com) is pleased to announce that it has appointed Ron Perry as Senior Vice President/Small Business Administration Division Manager. Perry has 19 years experience in SBA lending, including serving with a number of Landmark National Bank officers at the former Scripps Bank. With the addition of Perry, Landmark National Bank will further serve the community by providing SBA commercial and real estate loans. This division should assist Landmark National Bank in attaining its goal for a higher rate of growth in 2004, compared to 2003. About Landmark National Bank Landmark National Bank has full service banking facilities in Solana Beach and La Jolla, together with a facility at White Sands Retirement of La Jolla retirement community, which is available two days per week. Landmark National Bank is a locally owned and operated bank, staffed by veteran San Diego banking professionals. Landmark National Bank offers traditional full-service banking to individual customers, professionals and small- and medium-sized businesses. In addition to a variety of deposit accounts, the bank offers a mix of loan products that include commercial, professional and industrial lending packages, as well as Small Business Administration loans and consumer, installment, home equity, construction and real estate loans. Landmark National Bank's Lomas Santa Fe office and corporate headquarters are located at 937 Lomas Santa Fe Drive (I-5 and Lomas Santa Fe Drive) in Solana Beach. Call them at 858.509.2700 or 800.509.4008. Hours are Monday through Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The La Jolla office is located at 7817 Ivanhoe Avenue in La Jolla. Call them at 858.332.1000. Hours are Monday through Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. For more information, contact info@landmarknationalbank.com or visit http://www.landmarknationalbank.com. MEDIA CONTACT: Jane Guthrie Of Landmark National Bank jguthrie@landmarknationalbank.com +1-858-332-1024 /Note to editors: logos available./ # # # [ source of news = Landmark National Bank] ref: http://www.send2press.com/2archive/2004/pr_04_0114-landmark.txt http://www.send2press.com/2archivePDF/pr_04_0114-landmark.pdf --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *IMPORTANT NOTE TO MEDIA: to reach the organization releasing this news, please contact: jguthrie@landmarknationalbank.com If used for publication, please send specimen copy. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- S2PPRN//4c/ CA / San Diego, California / Copr. (c) 2004 Send2Press. This release was issued on behalf of the above organization by Send2Press(tm), a unit of Neotrope(R). http://www.Send2Press.com .