Berkshire Bank Names John J. Howard Executive Vice President of Retail Banking.PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- Berkshire Hills Berkshire Hills (bûrk`shər, –shĭr), mountainous region of wooded hills with many small lakes and streams, W Mass. The Berkshires are a southern extension of the Green Mts. Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : BHLB), the holding company for Berkshire Bank (the "Bank"), announced that John J. Howard has joined the Company and the Bank as Executive Vice President of Retail Banking. As new Executive Vice President of Retail Banking with Berkshire Bank, Mr. Howard will be responsible for developing and executing the Bank's retail strategy, including all branch activities, facilities, bank-wide operations, consumer lending Consumer lending or consumer loans refers to any type of loan product that is not a mortgage; such as a car, boat, manufactured home, home equity loan, home equity line of credit, signature loan, signature line of credit, recreational vehicle, or Certificate of Deposit loans. , marketing, information technology, product development and sales. Mr. Howard has 17 years of banking experience, most recently as Senior Vice President and Consumer Market Executive with Bank of America
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC TYO: 8648 ) is the largest commercial bank in the United States in terms of deposits, and the largest company of its kind in the world. , managing all aspects of consumer business operations Business operations are those activities involved in the running of a business for the purpose of producing value for the stakeholders. Compare business processes. The outcome of business operations is the harvesting of value from assets in New Hampshire New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut R. forming the boundary (W), the Canadian province of Quebec (NW), and Maine and a short strip of the Atlantic Ocean (E). and the Cambridge/West area of Boston. Prior to joining Bank of America, he served as a Vice President and Group Manager with FleetBoston Financial FleetBoston Financial was a Boston, Massachusetts-based bank created in 1999 by the merger of Fleet Financial Group and BankBoston. In 2004 it merged with Bank of America; all of its banks and branches were given the Bank of America logo. , and before that was employed at KeyCorp for 11 years in various capacities. Mr. Howard received his M.B.A. from Boston University and B.S. in accounting from Siena College. Commenting on the appointment, Michael P. Daly, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Bank stated, "Our Company has experienced dramatic growth and we know that as we transition to a regional bank, we require a banker with sophisticated banking expertise and proven leadership to head our retail banking operations. John's energy and experience will help to further our retail banking initiatives and we look forward to his association with our Company." Mr. Howard is active in the community and serves as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Mass Excellence. He was President of the Maine Clearing House Association from 1993-1995 and served on the Board of Directors of Manchester Neighborhood Housing Services and numerous other community and industry organizations. Mr. Howard and his wife, Valerie, have three children. BACKGROUND Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for Berkshire Bank. Established in 1846, Berkshire Bank is one of Massachusetts' oldest and largest independent banks and the largest banking institution based in Western Massachusetts. The Bank is headquartered in Pittsfield, Massachusetts with branches serving communities throughout Western Massachusetts and Northeastern New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . The Bank is transitioning into a regional bank and is positioning itself as the financial institution of choice in its retail and commercial markets, delivering exceptional customer service and a broad array of competitively priced deposit, loan, insurance, wealth management and trust services, and investment products. |
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