BOSTON, Dec. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Berkshire
Hills Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: BHLB), the parent company of Berkshire
Bank, a socially responsible community-dedicated bank with branch
locations in New England and New
York, announced the election of Nina
A. Charnley to the Board of Directors of the Company and its
wholly-owned subsidiary Berkshire Bank effective December 16, 2021. Ms. Charnley has deep
financial acumen and broad experience across diverse and regulated
industries which will further enhance the Board's expertise in
support of Berkshire's Exciting
Strategic Transformation (BEST). Upon her election Ms. Charnley was
appointed to the Compensation, Compliance & Regulatory and
Corporate Responsibility & Culture committees of the Board.
"We are pleased to welcome Nina to our Board of Directors," said
Chairperson David M. Brunelle. "Nina
brings tremendous experience with her background in digital
transformation, customer experience, financial and risk management
which will provide valuable perspectives to our Compensation,
Compliance & Regulatory and Corporate Responsibility &
Culture Committees."
"Nina's three decades of work for Fortune 100 financial services
companies will further advance the Board's governance and oversight
of our BEST plan to enhance financial performance and customer
experience. I look forward to working with Nina to support our
vision of being the leading socially responsible community bank in
New England and beyond," added Berkshire Bank CEO Nitin Mhatre.
Ms. Charnley, age 66 was Senior Managing Director, Enterprise
Customer Experience Executive at TIAA, a Fortune 100 financial
services company with over $1
trillion in assets under management and five million
customers. In that role, she was a member of the Executive
Leadership Group, the Digital Transformation Team and Chaired the
Customer Experience Board. During her time at TIAA, Ms. Charnley
led the strategy, development and execution of a significant
portfolio of technology projects launching the company's mobile app
and a digital bank, building digital capabilities enabling
employees and customers. Prior to joining TIAA, Ms. Charnley spent
the majority of her career as an executive at Bank of America and
its predecessor companies where she managed a diverse portfolio of
both national and regional businesses including a de novo
sustainable energy lending program and created the strategy,
infrastructure, template and accountabilities matrix for Bank of
America's Diversity and Inclusion program.
In addition to her current advisory board roles with the Women's
Business League and Budget Buddies, Ms. Charnley has decades of
board service including committee chairs for Strong Women Strong
Girls, The RI Children's Museum, and Rhode Island
Hospital/Lifespan. Charnley holds a bachelor's degree from the
University of California and currently
resides in Boston Massachusetts.
Ms. Charnley will serve as an independent director.
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
$11.8 billion in assets and operates
106 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.
MEDIA CONTACT
Alison
Skratt, Head of Communications
Email: communications@berkshirebank.com
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
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