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Peoria, IL - February 2, 2005 - Joe Henderson, Peoria Community President of Commerce Bank, recently announced the election of Charles Avery and Afton Booth to Commerce Bank's Peoria Advisory Board of Directors.
Avery is a Business Unit Manager for Caterpillar’s On-Highway Engine Department and also serves as a board member of the Boys & Girls Club.
Booth is a Vice President of the Unland Companies, serves on the Pekin Chamber of Commerce board of directors and is active in the Pekin Rotary Club and volunteers for the Pekin Hospital Foundation.
"We are excited to have Charles and Afton serve on our Advisory Board. Their energy, insight and involvement in the Peoria and Pekin communities will be a great addition to our Commerce Bank team," stated Henderson.
The thorough understanding of local communities is central to Commerce Bank's ability to effectively serve its customers. In addition to local management, Commerce Bank appoints local business and civic leaders to its Community Advisory Boards to guide the Company's business development efforts and to remain in sync with community growth and direction
About Commerce Bank
Commerce Bank is the principal subsidiary of Commerce Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBSH), a $14.3 billion regional bank holding company. For more than 139 years, Commerce has been meeting the financial services needs of individuals and businesses. Commerce provides a diversified line of financial services, including business and personal banking, wealth management and estate planning and investments through its affiliated companies. Commerce currently operates in approximately 330 locations in Missouri, Illinois and Kansas. Commerce also has operating subsidiaries involved in mortgage banking, credit related insurance, venture capital and real estate activities.
For more information contact:
Erin Campbell
Illinois Marketing Officer
Phone: (309) 823-7254
Website: www.commercebank.com
e-mail: mymoney@commercebank.com
SYMBOL: CBSH
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