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Smith & Wilkinson is currently retained by Florence Bank on a search for a Commercial Lender to join their growing organization. Florence Bank is a $2.1B, well capitalized, mutual bank with a 150-year commitment to the local market and serving the local business community. The role will work with clients locally in the Pioneer Valley area providing access to capital and banking solutions to business. If you are a seasoned commercial banker looking for an organization to serve your clients’ needs and take your career to the next level, please contact William Wegener or Stephen Peary for a confidential discussion around the role. 

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Smith & Wilkinson is honored to be partnering with Liberty Bay Credit Union to identify the organization's next President & CEO. Liberty Bay Credit Union, headquartered in Braintree, MA, was originally founded in 1917 to serve telephone workers and their families and, today, serves a geography-based field of membership across eastern Massachusetts of 24,000 members and a field of membership encompassing nearly three million people. With $800MM in total assets and 14% capital, Liberty Bay aspires to continually improve their member experience, add new members to the organization, and return profits to members in the form of higher rates on deposits and lower rates on loans. The Credit Union believes this can be accomplished through a combination of progressive operational efficiencies, continuous improvement methodology, and a corporate culture focused on doing what is right for their members, community, and employees. Successful candidates will have a well-rounded operational and financial expertise, experience streamlining operations and identifying efficiencies, mature leadership abilities, and, ideally, experience within the credit union industry. For more information and a confidential conversation, please contact Carll Wilkinson (cwilkinson@smithandwilkinson.com) or Moriah Maron, Director of Recruiting (mmaron@smithandwilkinson.com).

Smith & Wilkinson has been retained by Northeast Bank to manage the search for the bank’s Corporate Controller. Headquartered in Boston, Northeast Bank is a high-performing publicly traded community bank. The bank was founded in Maine in 1872 and acquired by its current ownership group in 2010. The bank's overall strategy is to originate consumer and small business deposits primarily through its retail branch network in western, central, and southern Maine and to use those deposits to originate and purchase commercial real estate loans nationally. Northeast Bank has experienced significant growth and currently has approximately $3B in total bank assets and is in exceptional financial condition with strong earnings, efficiencies, asset quality, and capital. The Bank is regulated by the FDIC and the State of Maine Bureau of Financial Institutions. Reporting to the bank’s Director of Accounting, the Corporate Controller is responsible for the accounting policy, all internal and external financial reporting, internal accounting, financial reporting controls, and the Bank’s profitability measurement. For additional information about this opportunity, please contact a member of the S&W Search Team: Darcy Flaherty, Senior Associate (dflaherty@smithandwilkinson.com) or Cameron Boyd, Managing Partner (cboyd@smithandwilkinson.com).

Adams Community Bank is pleased to welcome Julie Fallon Hughes as their next President & CEO. Ms. Fallon Hughes brings over 25 years of expertise in multiple banking disciplines and is experienced in leading teams through significant organizational change. She has held key roles at First Indiana Bank, M&I Bank, BMO Harris Bank, Fifth Third Bank, and most recently served as the Southwest PA and Ohio Region President at Northwest Bank. On May 1, 1869, a charter was granted to a group of ten local businessmen to open and operate a bank in Adams, Massachusetts. Two months later, South Adams Savings Bank was born. In 2012, South Adams Savings Bank merged with Adams Co-operative Bank to form Adams Community Bank. In 2015, Adams Community Bank acquired The Lenox National Bank to better serve the people and communities across the Berkshires. With over 150 years of service to their community, Adams Community Bank has built a lasting reputation for providing high-quality customer service, competitive rates, and charitable giving. This executive search was managed by Cameron Boyd, Managing Partner, and Moriah Maron, Director of Recruiting.

Smith & Wilkinson has been retained by Maspeth Federal Savings on a search for the newly created role, Director of Data. Maspeth is a healthy, growing mutual bank headquartered in Maspeth, New York and serving the local retail and business community providing both deposit solutions and access to capital. The incumbent will be responsible for building and driving the data roadmap and enabling the bank's strategic objectives with data and deep insights. They will partner closely with business teams to execute on a data/analytics agenda, explain business performance with data, develop hypotheses to drive actions and identify growth opportunities by performing hands-on data engineering, data analysis, and visualization of results. For a confidential discussion around this role please contact Stephen Peary or William Wegener.

Smith & Wilkinson has been retained by Florence Bank to search for a Credit Manager. Florence Bank is a 150 year-old, well performing mutual bank serving the Pioneer Valley and Springfield metro area with a full suite of banking services to consumers and business customers. The incumbent will manage the Commercial Credit Department and assist Senior Management in the formulation of loan policy, strategic planning, budgeting, department structure, documentation, and maintaining the integrity of the loan portfolio. Additionally they will manage, coach, and evaluate the job performance of department staff to ensure effective performance, excellent service, and strong employee engagement. Please contact Stephen Peary or William Wegener for a confidential discussion around the role.

Smith & Wilkinson has been retained by Skowhegan Savings Bank to manage the search for a Senior Commercial Credit Analyst. Headquartered in Skowhegan, Maine, Skowhegan Savings Bank is a mutual savings bank serving the communities of Kennebec Valley for over 150 years. The Bank has twelve branches that serve central and parts of southern Maine. With total assets just under $900M, Skowhegan Savings Bank has been committed to taking an active role in making their communities a better place to live and work.  As a result, the Bank has been named one of “Maine’s Best Places to Work” year after year. The selected person for this role will primarily provide financial spreading and tasks related to all types of commercial loan underwriting. They will work to support the Bank’s loan officers and prepare credit related reports for presentation to loan officers or committees by investigating and analyzing complex commercial credit risks. In addition, they will make recommendations regarding new deals and modifications to existing credits. For additional information please contact William Wegener, Senior Associate, (wwegener@smithandwilkinson.com) or Christopher Kelley, Senior Partner (ckelley@smithandwilkinson.com).  

Smith & Wilkinson has been retained by our long-time client partner Bay State Savings Bank to manage the search and selection process for the bank's Chief Commercial Banking Officer. Headquartered in Worcester, Massachusetts, Bay State is the only bank based in the state's second largest city, a city that through vision and hard work has succeeded in orchestrating an economic renaissance and becoming a vibrant, multicultural hub. While the bank enjoys a sense of pride in its heritage, its focus is on the future. The Bank views itself as a community partner and economic engine to help people realize the best versions of themselves and to drive communities forward.     With this entrepreneurial spirit at heart, the Chief Commercial Banking Officer will join a new executive leadership team and an environment where success is measured by results and impact. Reporting to the President & CEO, the Chief Commercial Banking Officer will lead all commercial banking activities for the bank, bringing a high level of energy to existing customers and deal-making as well as seeking new products, services, and markets to better serve the banks future customers and communities. Successful candidates will demonstrate an ability to drive sustainable earnings and outcomes, allowing the bank to continue to reinvest back into its clients, communities, and colleagues.     For additional information about this exciting commercial banking leadership role, please contact a member of the S&W Search Team: Nathan Townsend, Partner (ntownsend@smithandwilkinson.com) or Cameron Boyd, Managing Partner (cboyd@smithandwilkinson.com).