Bar Harbor Bankshares Announces Officer Appointments At BTI Financial Group.Business Editors BAR HARBOR, Maine--(BUSINESS WIER)--March 20, 2002 John P. Reeves, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bar Harbor Bankshares, announces officer appointments at BTI Financial Group. JOSEPH M. MURPHY Mur·phy , William Parry 1892-1987. American physician. He shared a 1934 Nobel Prize for discovering that a diet of liver relieves anemia. has been appointed President & CEO of BTI Financial Group. Mr. Murphy is responsible for setting the strategic direction for the organization and its three subsidiaries; Dirigo Investments, Inc., a NASD NASD See: National Association of Securities Dealers NASD See National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD). registered broker dealer; Block Capital Management, an SEC registered investment advisor Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) is a designation obtainable in the United States by an individual who has registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or state regulatory agency (where the primary business is situated or multiple States in some cases) in ; and Bar Harbor Trust Services, a Maine chartered trust company. Mr. Murphy also serves as President & CEO of Bar Harbor Bankshares as well as serving on the Board of Directors for BTI Financial Group, Bar Harbor Banking and Trust Company and Bar Harbor Bankshares. Mr. Murphy has 36 years of financial services experience, most recently as Executive Vice President - Retail Banking Group for WSFS Financial Corporation, a $1.8 billion financial services company based in Wilmington, Delaware. He also served 20 years with Center Financial Corporation, a $4 billion Connecticut based community bank holding company, now part of First Union Corp. With Center Financial Corporation, Mr. Murphy served as Executive Vice President of Operations and Technology, CEO of Center Capital Corporation, and Regional President. Mr. Murphy earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Ohio State University Ohio State University, main campus at Columbus; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1870, opened 1873 as Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College, renamed 1878. There are also campuses at Lima, Mansfield, Marion, and Newark. and attended graduate studies at Rensselear Polytechnic Institute. JOSEPH M. PRATT has been appointed as President of Bar Harbor Trust Services. Mr. Pratt has been with BTI Financial Group for over two years, serving as Vice President of Business Development and most recently as Interim President for Bar Harbor Trust Services. Mr. Pratt's experience includes eight years as a Trust Officer and two years with a national brokerage firm. Mr. Pratt earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in International Affairs at the University of Maine "UMO" redirects here, but this abbreviation is also used informally to mean the Mozilla Add-ons website, formerly Mozilla Update Should not be confused with Université du Maine, in Le Mans, France The University of Maine . He holds Series 7 and 63 Securities Licenses, and is a candidate for his Certified Financial Planner Certified Financial Planner (CFP) A person who has passed examinations accredited by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, showing that the person is able to manage a client's banking, estate, insurance, investment, and tax affairs. Designation. BRETT S. MILLER has been appointed President of Block Capital Management. Mr. Miller is a Chartered Financial Analyst Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) An experienced financial analyst who has passed examinations in economics, financial accounting, portfolio management, security analysis, and standards of conduct given by the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts. and has been with Block since its formation and has been in the investment management field since 1989. Mr. Miller has 12 years of Financial Services experience, most recently as Block Capital Management's Chief Investment Officer and Interim President. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Miller spent six years with Key Private Bank, in Bangor, Maine, where he managed personal trust and agency accounts. Mr. Miller earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration at Boston University. BTI Financial Group and Bar Harbor Banking and Trust Company are a wholly-owned subsidiaries of Bar Harbor Bankshares, a public company with shares traded on the American Stock Exchange American Stock Exchange (AMEX) Stock exchange in the U.S. Originally known as “the Curb,” it began as an outdoor marketplace in New York City c. 1850. It moved indoors to its present location in the Wall Street area in 1921. under the symbol BHB |
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