First Choice Loan Services, Jack Conway and Peabody Properties are among the organizations announcing changes to personnel in this week’s roundup.

 

Blue Hills Bank

Kervin Jean has joined Blue Hills Bank as vice president and senior business banker. Jean comes to the bank with nearly a decade of business relationship management experience. Starting as a personal banking representative, Jean worked his way up to senior business banking relationship manager, most recently at Santander Bank. In his role at Blue Hills Bank, Jean will be responsible for business development and relationship management and will work out of the bank’s Westwood branch at University Station.

 

First Choice Loan Services

Kevin Gillis has joined New Jersey-based First Choice Loan Services Inc., a Berkshire Bank company, as regional vice president and branch manager. He will be based in the company’s Middleton branch. Before joining First Choice Loan Services, Gillis was for 10 years a regional sales manager and senior loan officer with LoanDepot. Prior to that, he was the vice president of sales for VIP Mortgage and a senior loan officer for People’s Mortgage.

 

Gray, Gray & Gray LLP

Brian P. Jacobson has been named director of field examinations and client accounting services at Gray, Gray & Gray LLP, an accounting and business advisory firm headquartered in Canton. Jacobson will provide audit and accounting services for financial institutions, as well as the firm’s clients across a wide range of industries. Prior to joining Gray, Gray & Gray, Jacobson was the founder and principle of ClearView Financial Services LLC.

 

Jack Conway

Veteran South Shore Realtor Jeff Forsythe has joined Jack Conway & Co. to manage the firm’s Hingham and Norwell offices. Forsythe began his career as a real estate agent in 1986 and worked in the field for more than 20 years before becoming a manager and senior vice president for realty organizations in Hingham, Hull and Sharon. Forsythe is an active member of the South Shore Realtors and the South Shore Chamber of Commerce, and serves as the grievance officer for the Marshfield and Duxbury Housing Authority.

 

Lowell Five Bank

Matthew Robbins has joined Lowell Five Bank as a senior credit analyst and credit officer. Robbins is a certified public accountant and credit analyst. He will provide support in underwriting the bank’s more complex credits. He will also assist in reviewing the bank’s existing portfolio.

 

MountainOne Investments

Lynn Sullivan has been appointed president of MountainOne Investments and senior vice president of community banking and cash management sales. In her role at MountainOne, Sullivan will be responsible for the growth of MountainOne Investments through the recruitment of new financial advisors serving mid and south Berkshire County, and by establishing an investment presence in MountainOne’s eastern Massachusetts markets.

 

North Shore Bank

North Shore Bank has added local bankers Mark Drew, Daniel Giuliani and Reena Scott to its commercial lending team. In their new positions, each will be responsible for developing the bank’s commercial loan portfolio and growing business relationships by meeting the needs of local businesses.

 

Peabody Properties

Full-service real estate and property management firm Peabody Properties has named Tamme Polson director of compliance for new business, operating from company headquarters in Braintree. In this role, she is directly responsible for the review of owner-submitted financial applications, regulatory documents and preparation of tenant selection plans, affirmative fair housing market plans and affordability matrix. Polson joins Peabody Properties with 20 years of experience in the affordable housing industry. She holds designations as a Certified Professional of Occupancy, an Assisted Housing Manager and a Specialist on Housing Credit Management.

 

The Carucci Group

The Carucci Group, a division of Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty, last week appointed  Glen Kelley as its president. Kelley, the former publisher of Boston Common Magazine, has experience building and managing companies and brands within the Greater Boston area. Kelley’s primary responsibilities will be to expand and elevate the group’s operations and brand awareness and manage the team of seasoned agents to continue its strong presence in the luxury residential and commercial markets.

Personnel File

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