This week we have our bylaw-mandated annual meeting of the membership, where the biggest annual order of business is to thank the outgoing board members, introduce the new board member nominees and get a vote from the membership on those new appointments. It’s typically quite routine and rarely challenged. In fact, in 17 years of […]
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Bath Savings announces promotions of 16 employees
Bath Savings President and CEO Glenn Hutchinson, along with the board of trustees, has announced a number of promotions within the organization. • Candice Rinaldi – executive vice president, retail lending. • Elizabeth Rogers – senior vice president, retail lending. • Casey Bedard – vice president, e-banking and branch operations. • Michelle Dickinson – vice […]
From the Chamber: Five to-dos for you to do
2024 is already shaping up to be a busy year in our region, and our chamber’s calendar is beginning to fill up, too. Here are five programs or events for you to put on your 2024 dance card. Chamber After Hours and Annual Meeting of the Membership, Jan. 30 One of our biggest Chamber After […]
From the Chamber: What the future holds — a 2024 preview
It has been a joy to highlight the people, businesses and organizations who made 2023 such a great success during the three-part year-in-review series that we completed last week. However, it’s time to look forward to 2024 and get some event dates in your calendar, and even more than that, give you a feel for […]
Bath Savings names new senior vice president
Bath Savings President Glenn Hutchinson recently announced the appointment of Ryan Wing as senior vice president – chief technology officer. In his new role, Wing will lead the bank’s IT team and oversee information technology systems and networks. “We are pleased to welcome Ryan to lead our team of exceptional IT professionals,” Hutchinson said in […]
From the Chamber: Celebrating a transformative year, Part III
I hope your new year is off to a great start and that this first five-day work week doesn’t wear you out. This week, I want to wrap up our 2023 lookback that we started in December. Looking back to the past year not only reminds us of the businesses and people who helped us […]
From the Chamber: On second thought, Part II — leadership lessons
Last week, I took a break from our 2023 review and 2024 preview to revisit some ideas from past 2023 columns that still held relevance. The piece focused on goal setting for a reduced staff (and that you shouldn’t think that less staff can attain what you could when you were fully staffed) and one […]
From the Chamber: On second thought — a look back at relevant advice from 2023
The holidays mean many different things to different people, and I hope they are as joyous as can be for all of you. The last two weeks, I’ve been in the midst of a 2023 review series, but I’m going to put a pause on that for two weeks, as my colleague Anthony had a […]
New Hope Midcoast board president receives award and $2,000 grant for nonprofit
Camden National Bank recently announced that Vera Rand Roberts of New Hope Midcoast has been awarded a Spotlight Award and a $2,000 grant as part of the 2023 Leaders & Luminaries Awards. Roberts, New Hope Midcoast’s board president, was nominated by her peers for her strong leadership and advocacy skills as well as her flexibility […]
From the Chamber: Celebrating a transformative year, Part II
Last week, we highlighted three wonderful aspects of our past year: our official name change, our new board President Shannon and her leadership over the last year, and a shout-out to the two best teammates I could ask for in Anthony and Brittany on our chamber staff. Those were all tremendous successes from 2023, and […]