Glenn S. Welch has been named chief executive officer of Hampden Bank and Hampden Bancorp Inc., effective Jan. 1, succeeding Thomas R. Burton.
Burton will retire as CEO of the Springfield bank, effective Dec. 31. He will continue to serve as a member of the board of directors of the company and the bank, according to a statement.
Welch has served in numerous leadership roles with the company and the bank since 2001, most recently as president and chief operating officer in 2012. He previously served as the company’s executive vice president since 2006 and as the senior vice president and division executive for business banking of Hampden Bank since 2001. Prior to joining Hampden, he served as vice president, middle market group at Fleet Bank. He is a graduate of Western New England University and earned his MBA from the University of Massachusetts.





