Michael D. Hewitt has been appointed senior vice president at Oxford-based Hometown Bank, and a member of the executive management team.

In this new role, Hewitt will oversee the merger of Athol-Clinton Cooperative Bank into Hometown Bank and the conversion of its Athol and Lancaster branches into Hometown Bank branches, according to a statement. When the merger is complete, Hewitt will be responsible for staff management of both branches and for growing the Hometown Bank customer base in northern Worcester and Franklin counties. In these counties, he will also manage the commercial and residential loan portfolios and create a lending platform for high-quality loan originations.

Hewitt, a 30-year commercial and retail banking veteran, most recently served as executive vice president, COO and CLO at Fidelity Co-operative Bank in Leominster.