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The Massachusetts Bankers Association recently elected new officers and members to its board of directors, including Donald P. Gill, president and CEO of Weymouth-based Coastal Heritage Bank, as board chairman.
“While there are challenges ahead for our industry, I am humbled by this election to serve the members of the Massachusetts Bankers Association,” Gill said in a statement. “This is an exciting time to be a member of the Massachusetts banking community and I remain awestruck by the dedication and hard work, from so many industry professionals, who come together to make a positive impact across the commonwealth.”
Gill has over 40 years of experience in the banking and financial services industry and has been president of Coastal Heritage Bank for 13 years. He is a champion of membership engagement, promoting the economic impact of the local banking industry and encouraging community volunteer work and contributions to local agencies.
“This is a terrific group of individuals to lead our local banking industry as board members, as well as being significant executives in their own markets,” Daniel J. Forte, president and CEO of the MBA, said in a statement. “We know that there are great opportunities ahead for our industry, as well as a fair share of challenges. Each of these new members of the board will provide considerable expertise and diverse talents, serving 72,000 employees locally in the banking industry, as well as a very large customer base.”
The Massachusetts Bankers Association represents approximately 145 commercial, savings and co-operative banks and savings and loan associations with 72,000 employees located in Massachusetts and elsewhere in New England.
The new officers and at-large MBA board positions include:
Board Chair: Donald P. Gill
President & CEO, Coastal Heritage Bank, Weymouth
Vice Chair: Patrick J. Murray
President & CEO, Bristol County Savings Bank, Taunton
Treasurer: Peter G. Brown
President & CEO, Dedham Institution for Savings
Immediate Past Chair: Charles P. O’Brien
President & CEO, Adams Community Bank
New At-Large Directors
Pin Yin Chai
President, Salem Five Cents Savings Bank
Martin F. Connors
President & CEO, Rollstone Bank & Trust, Fitchburg
Paul J. Falvey
President & CEO, Bank of New Hampshire, Laconia
Kathleen C. Marcum
President & CEO, Millbury National Bank
Carol R. McClintock
President & CEO, Commonwealth Bank, Hyde Park
Meg McIsaac
President & CEO, Mansfield Bank
John R. Wiseman
President & CEO, Middlesex Federal Savings, Somerville
(Re-appointment)
The remainder of the Massachusetts Bankers Association board of directors includes:
Mark C. Crandall
Head of Middle Market Products and Services, TD Bank, Boston
Robert J. Fraser
President & CEO ,MountainOne Bank, North Adams
Mark A. Haranas
President & CEO, MutualOne Bank, Framingham
Steven E. Lowell
President & CEO, Monson Savings Bank
Michael McAuliffe
President & CEO, Middlesex Savings Bank, Natick
Thomas L. Mortimer
President & CEO, Haverhill Bank
Mark R. O’Connell
President & CEO, Avidia Bank, Hudson
Kevin M. Tierney
President & CEO, North Shore Bank, Peabody
Girard R. Sargent
Regional President, Citizens Bank N.A., Boston
