Bremerton-based Westsound Bank, the operating subsidiary of WSB Financial Group, has announced the promotion of Sean Spencer to vice president and commercial loan officer.

Spencer, a 33-year resident of Kitsap County who currently resides in Port Orchard with his wife, Angela, their young daughter, Eva, and soon-to-arrive son, has been a commercial loan officer with Westsound Bank since June 2005. He is a former professional baseball player who pitched for the Seattle Mariners, Montreal Expos and the Baltimore Orioles. He also pitched for the Greek Olympic team in the 2004 Athens Olympics.

Spencer is a member of the Port Orchard Rotary and Port Orchard Chamber.

“Sean is responsible for managing and maintaining a large loan portfolio, and is a significant and instrumental key team player in the Commercial Lending Group,” said Charles Turner, senior vice president and chief lending officer at Westsound Bank.

WSB Financial Group, Inc., based out of Bremerton, is the holding company for Westsound Bank. The company was founded in 1999, and currently operates nine full-service offices located in five counties in Western Washington.