Andrew Franklin has been promoted to senior vice president of lending at The Village Bank. In his new role, Franklin will be responsible for directing the bank’s commercial, residential and consumer lending activities.

Franklin, of Cohasset, joined The Village Bank in 2003 as vice president, with 25 years of commercial lending and credit administration experience. His background includes positions with Capital Crossing Bank in Boston and Chaston Assoc. in North Andover. He was also co-founder and chief financial officer of LeaseForum Inc., a privately owned commercial equipment leasing advisory and asset services firm.

He began his financial services career with KeyCorp, a Cleveland-based bank holding company, after earning an undergraduate degree in business administration at the State University of New York at Albany.

"Andy has facilitated the development of the Village Bank’s commercial lending division, and has been instrumental in our ability to offer a wide range of competitive products," said Kenneth C. Brennan, president and CEO of the Village Bank. "In the eight years he has been with The Village Bank, the commercial portfolio has nearly doubled to just over $190 million."