Bay State Savings Bank
Cheryl A. Begin has been promoted to assistant vice president and commercial loan officer at Worcester-based Bay State Savings Bank. Dalila Laberge was promoted to assistance vices president of deposit operations.
Dedham Savings
Charles Toczylowski has been promoted to vice president and Marcella Musto has been promoted to assistant vice president at Dedham Savings in recognition of the growth in the bank’s business deposits.
Knox Financial
Boston-based investment property startup Knox Financial has hired six new employees in support of its New England expansion plans. They are:
- Hunter Perry, director of expansion, will lead the launch of the Knox’s product offerings in markets across New England. Perry joins Knox from Compass, where he was the director of strategic growth.
- Vanessa Davidson, market maker, will lead Knox’s expansion in Rhode Island.
- Hassan Essa, market maker, will lead Knox’s expansion in New Hampshire.
- Meredith Tennihan, leasing specialist, will be responsible for marking and leasing properties on Knox’s management platform.
- Roman Mondello, software engineer, will work alongside Knox Chief Product Officer Chris Baker in overseeing the product roadmap for the company’s software.
Needham Bank
Needham Bank has promoted five employees to the executive management team. Peter Bakkala, Kevin Henkin, Michael Sinclair, Danielle Walsh and Jim White were promoted to the position of executive vice president, in addition to their other titles.
The bank also promoted nine officers:
- Craig Connolly, first vice president, controller
- Krista Girelli, assistant vice president, credit portfolio analyst
- Sarah Gosselin, assistant vice president, residential construction
- Kristine Santiago, assistant vice president, consumer credit administrator
- Erica Shom, assistant vice president, community relations officer
- Kyle Willand, assistant vice president, senior financial analyst
- Cassie Keegan, bank officer, fraud and loss prevention manager
- Meryl Minden, bank officer, consumer collections specialist
- Andrea Vogt, bank officer, construction loan disbursement specialist
New Valley Bank & Trust
The state’s newest bank, New Valley Bank & Trust, is expanding its downtown Springfield headquarters with the hiring of Malissa Naylor, vice president and relationship manager.
RTN Federal Credit Union
Vice President of Human Resources Mary Wright has retired after more than 32 years with RTN Federal Credit Union.
