Bar Harbor Bankshares Elects Peter Dodge as Chairman of the Board
21 Mai 2009 - 5:48PM
Business Wire
Bar Harbor Bankshares (NYSE Amex: BHB) the parent company of Bar
Harbor Bank & Trust (the �Bank�), today announced that
following its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 19, 2009, the
Board of Directors conducted its Annual Organizational Meeting and
has elected Peter Dodge to serve as Chairman of the Board,
succeeding Thomas A. Colwell. Mr. Colwell will assume the role of
Vice Chairman, a new Board position approved at the same
meeting.
Mr. Colwell, of Deer Isle, Maine, had served as Chairman since
2004. Prior to his election as Chairman in 2004, Mr. Colwell had
served on the Board since 1991 and served on several Board
committees, most notably as Chairman of the Audit Committee from
1999 to 2004.
Mr. Dodge, of Blue Hill, Maine, has been a member of the Board
since 1987 and has served in several Board committee capacities,
most recently as Chairman of the Bank�s Loan Committee since
2004.
Mr. Dodge, 65, with multi-generational roots in Blue Hill, is a
native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and graduated from Alfred University
with a BA degree in Business Administration in 1967. He served as a
Captain in the U.S. Army in Vietnam and was decorated with the
Bronze Star for his service. He is President of Peter Dodge Agency,
Inc. D/B/A The Merle B. Grindle Agency, The John R. Crooker agency
and Endicott Insurance. He has been active in insurance industry
trade organizations and is a past President of the Independent
Agents of Maine. He has served as President of George Stevens
Academy and as a Director of Blue Hill Memorial Hospital. He is
currently Treasurer of Bagaduce Music Lending Library in Blue
Hill.
In making the announcement, Mr. Colwell said: �It has been my
great pleasure to serve as Board Chair of Bar Harbor Bankshares
during a period of significant growth and performance improvement
over the past several years. It will now be my pleasure to turn
over the duties of Chairman to Peter Dodge, who shares my
enthusiasm for the unique contributions we can make as an
independent community bank with the culture of excellence that has
taken root at Bar Harbor Bankshares.ďż˝
About Bar Harbor Bankshares
Bar Harbor Bankshares is the parent company of its wholly owned
subsidiary, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust. Bar Harbor Bank &
Trust, founded in 1887, provides full service community banking
with twelve branch office locations serving downeast and midcoast
Maine.
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