BOSTON, Sept. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Berkshire Hills
Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: BHLB) the parent company of Berkshire
Bank, announced that the Bank has hired Jeffrey Klaus as SVP,
Regional President & Middle Market Team Leader in Southern Connecticut, based in New Haven. Berkshire Bank is a socially
responsible community-dedicated bank with locations in New England
and New York.
"Adding values-guided, community-dedicated bankers to drive
organic growth is essential to the success of Berkshire's Exciting Strategic Transformation
(BEST). Hiring successful community bankers like Jeff is key to our
franchise growth at Berkshire Bank," said CEO Nitin Mhatre. "We have aligned the organization
to reflect our mission to become the community bank of choice. With
Jeff's deep ties to the local financial and civic communities and
knowledge of the banking industry and local market, he will play a
critical role in further expanding the Berkshire brand and client
portfolio in Southern
Connecticut."
Jeffrey Klaus is a seasoned
banking professional with over 30 years of experience in the
Connecticut banking industry.
Klaus will lead the middle-market regional banking teams and have
primary responsibility for new business originations, management of
commercial banking relationships, and building deeper community
connections in the Southern
Connecticut market.
"This is an exciting time to be joining Berkshire Bank," Klaus
said. "We are poised for growth and ready to take maximum advantage
of the opportunities at play. I look forward to building on the
current momentum and furthering our commitment to delivering a
best-in-class customer experience, robust financial solutions, and
enhancing our community impact."
Prior to his appointment at Berkshire Bank, he served as
Regional President at Webster Bank. He has also held roles as
market president at Bank of America and Fleet Bank and worked in
commercial banking roles throughout Connecticut and in New York City. Jeffrey is recognized as a
long-time volunteer and community advocate having served on
numerous business and not-for-profit boards with a particular focus
on improving urban public education. Currently, Jeff serves as the
Chairman of the Greater New Haven
Chamber of Commerce. He is a graduate of Rutgers College; and has an M.B.A. from the
University of Connecticut.
ABOUT BERKSHIRE HILLS
BANCORP
Berkshire Hills Bancorp is the parent of Berkshire Bank, which
is transforming what it means to bank its neighbors socially,
humanly, and digitally to empower the financial potential of
people, families, and businesses in its communities as it pursues
its vision of being the leading socially responsible omni-channel
community bank in the markets it serves. Berkshire Bank provides
business and consumer banking, mortgage, wealth management, and
investment services. Headquartered in Boston, Berkshire has approximately $11.7 billion in assets, operates 107 branch
offices in New England and New
York, and is a member of the Bloomberg Gender-Equality
Index. To learn more, call 800-773-5601 or follow us on Facebook,
Twitter,Instagram, and LinkedIn.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This document contains "forward-looking statements" within the
meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
and section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
You can identify these statements from the use of the words "may,"
"will," "should," "could," "would," "plan," "potential,"
"estimate," "project," "believe," "intend," "anticipate," "expect,"
"target" and similar expressions. There are many factors that could
cause actual results to differ significantly from expectations
described in the forward-looking statements. For a discussion of
such factors, please see Berkshire's most recent reports on Forms 10-K
and 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and
available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Accordingly, you
should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements,
which reflect our expectations only as of the date of this
document. Berkshire does not
undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements.
CONTACTS
Investor Relations
Contacts
Kevin Conn, SVP,
Investor Relations & Corporate Development
Email: KAConn@berkshirebank.com
Tel: (617) 641-9206
David Gonci, Capital Markets
Director
Email: dgonci@berkshirebank.com
Tel: (413) 281-1973
Media Contact:
Gary
Levante, SVP, Corporate Responsibility &
Communications
Email: glevante@berkshirebank.com
Tel: (413) 447-1737
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