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  Bank Presidents
Biographies
MICHAEL J. CASPARINO Michael J. Casparino is senior vice president and division president of People's United Bank - North. He is responsible for the overall strategic direction for branches in Connecticut's Hartford, Litchfield, Middlesex, New Haven, New London, Tolland and Windham Counties. Casparino joined People's United Bank as a member of the bank's Retail Management Training Program in 1986. He has fulfilled various assignments of increasing responsibility including those of assistant vice president and branch manager, vice president and area manager, and first vice president and senior growth manager in the Regional Banking division. He is also an active partner in the bank's University of Connecticut athletic sponsorship. Active in his community, Casparino serves as chairman of the Tax Board of Appeals of the Town of Rocky Hill and is an executive board member within the Greater Hartford area for Hartford Hospital, the Metro Hartford Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Commission, and the Greater Hartford Insurance-Financial Services Cluster. He has served on several panels appointed by the Judiciary committee of the state legislature, including committees for senior citizen housing, IOLTA accounts and mechanics liens. He has been the recipient of numerous community service and volunteerism awards, including the People's United Bank Community Leadership Award. Casparino received his bachelor's degree in business administration-finance from the University of Connecticut. He also graduated from the National School of Banking with honors.
ARMANDO F. GONCALVES Armando F. Goncalves is senior vice president and division president of People's United Bank - South. He oversees the overall strategic direction for branches in Fairfield County, Connecticut and Westchester, New York. Goncalves began his career at People's United in 1975 when he worked as a part-time branch teller at the Bridgeport North and Park office while in college. After graduating, he was selected for the Retail Management Training Program. Goncalves received successive promotions including vice president, Small Business and Commercial Checking market manager; vice president and branch manager for the Bridgeport Main office;area manager, Greater Bridgeport Region;and first vice president and growth manager in People's United Regional Banking division. Active in his community, Goncalves is a board member of Action for Bridgeport Community Development, as well as the United Way of Eastern Fairfield County, Bridgeport Rotary Club, the Barnum Festival and the Portuguese-American Civic League. He is president of the Greater Bridgeport Community Enterprises, Inc., and former board member and past president of the International Institute of Connecticut, and the Bridgeport Y.M.C.A. In addition, Goncalves was recently named to serve on Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch's transition team. He has been honored with numerous community service and volunteerism awards, including the People's United Bank Community Leadership Award and a State of Connecticut Governor's Award for Community Service. Goncalves received his bachelor's degree from Sacred Heart University, and is also a graduate of the National School of Banking.
MICHAEL L. SEAVER Michael Seaver is the president and chief executive officer of Chittenden Bank. Upon graduation from college, Seaver began his 26-year career with Chittenden as a teller. In the ensuing years, he has held a variety of positions within commercial banking, most recently serving as division manager-commercial banking and senior lending officer for Chittenden Bank. He is a member of the Executive Committee of The Lake Champlain Chamber of Commerce and serves as vice chair of its Regional Affairs Committee. Seaver has been actively involved with the Burlington schools for 16 years and currently serves as treasurer of the high school's Booster Club. Seaver holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Saint Michael's College in Colchester, Vermont. James C. (Jim) Garvey is the president and chief executive officer of Flagship Bank. He joined Flagship in 1999 as executive vice president, senior lender. Prior to joining Flagship Bank, Garvey was senior lending officer and senior vice president at Safety Fund Bank, and was team leader and middle market vice president at Shawmut Bank. A long-time volunteer, Garvey is a member of the Executive Committee of Worcester Regional Research Bureau. He is also a member of the board of directors of the Worcester Chamber of Commerce, Providence and Worcester Railroad, Friendly House and Worcester State College. Garvey received his bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Miami. He also holds an MBA from Boston University.
SAMUEL A. LADD III
Prior to joining Maine Bank & Trust, Ladd served as executive vice president and chief administrative officer of Maine National Bank and was responsible for trust, retail banking, operations and commercial lending. Sam is on the Government Relations Council of the American Bankers Association; a board member of the Maine Bankers Association and chair of the Trust Committee; board member of Southern Maine Community College and Maine Maritime Museum; and the finance chair for U.S. Senator Susan Collins. He is a recent recipient of the Portland Regional Chamber's Leadership Award and the 2007 Distinguished Citizen Award of the Boy Scouts of America, Pine Tree Council. Ladd received a bachelor's degree from Bowdoin College.
Prior to joining Merrill Bank, Lucy was vice president, branch administration and business development with Union Trust Company. He has also held positions with Fleet Bank of Maine and its predecessors, beginning his career as a management trainee. He progressed through various branch management positions and commercial lending positions with Fleet. A long-time community leader, Lucy is corporate chair of the American Heart Association 2008 Heart Ball; director of the Action Committee of 50;Development Committee member for the American Red Cross; director of the Penobscot Community Health Center; director of the New Hope Hospice; and member of the St. Joseph Hospital Audit, Finance and Pension committees. Lucy holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Maine Danny H. O'Brien joined Ocean Bank as president and CEO in March of 2003. In this capacity he is leading an expanded, locally managed community bank serving businesses and individuals across southern Maine and New Hampshire. O'Brien is a career banker with more than thirty-five years of experience with New England banks. He was with Chittenden Bank from 1988 through 2003. During this time O'Brien supervised a wide variety of banking functions and positions involving business development and service delivery for consumers and small businesses. Before assuming the leadership of Ocean National, O'Brien served as executive vice president of Commercial and Community Banking at Chittenden Bank in Burlington, Vermont, a position he had held since 2001. He was also an officer of Chittenden Corporation. Prior to joining Chittenden, he worked for Berkshire Bank & Trust in Pittsfield, Mass., and the Williamstown National Bank in Williamstown, Mass. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1972 from the University of Vermont. O'Brien is actively involved with: The New Hampshire Business Committee for the Arts (board member and treasurer), University of New Hampshire CEO Forum, Foundation for Seacoast Health, United Way of the Greater Seacoast (Campaign Council), and New Hampshire Banker's Association (executive board and secretary).
TIMOTHY P. CRIMMINS, JR. Timothy P. Crimmins is the president and chief executive officer for The Bank of Western Massachusetts. As the founding president, Crimmins successfully organized the first commercial bank to be formed in over 25 years in Western Massachusetts, having raised over $14 million in capital from 530 shareholders. Founded in 1986, the bank was originally formed to service the needs of small and medium size businesses. Prior to joining The Bank of Western Massachusetts, Crimmins was vice president of the Commercial Banking Group for New England-West for Third National Bank of Hampden County. He joined the bank as a management trainee and progressed through various management positions. In March of 2000, Crimmins was honored by the Massachusetts District Office of the U. S. Small Business Administration as the Financial Services Advocate for Massachusetts and New England. A long-time volunteer, Crimmins is the founder of the Springfield ACS Relay for Life; trustee, Finance and Investment Committee member of Western New England College; director of CFT Atlantic States; and a trustee of United Way of Pioneer Valley. Crimmins received his bachelor's degree in business administration from Western New England College. | ||
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Samuel Ladd is the president and chief executive officer for Maine Bank & Trust. Ladd joined the bank at its inception in 1991 and was appointed to his current role in 2001.
William P. (Bill) Lucy is the president of Merrill Bank. Prior to assuming his current role, Lucy was an executive vice president. He began his career at Merrill Bank as a senior loan officer in 1992.
