Bar Harbor Bankshares Announces New Executive Vice Presidents
22 November 2011 - 6:02PM
Business Wire
Bar Harbor Bankshares (the “Company”) (NYSE Amex: BHB) the
parent company of Bar Harbor Bank & Trust (the “Bank”),
announced the promotion of three senior officers to the position of
executive vice president: Michael W. Bonsey, Gregory W. Dalton and
Stephen M. Leackfeldt. In making the announcement, the Company’s
President and Chief Executive Officer, Joseph M. Murphy commented,
“Over the past decade we have been extremely pleased by the growth
and financial performance of Bar Harbor Bankshares and Bar Harbor
Bank & Trust, especially during the very difficult financial
environment of the past four years. These promotions recognize the
leadership of these individuals and their cohesive efforts in
building the thoughtful, efficient and competitive business
initiatives that have enabled our organization to prosper.”
Michael W. Bonsey, Executive Vice President and Chief Risk
Officer, is in charge of the Enterprise Risk Management Division
comprising risk management, compliance, information security
and credit administration, which includes the underwriting,
documentation and managed assets functions for both commercial and
consumer lending. Mr. Bonsey holds a BS in Accounting, with
distinction, from the University of Maine at Augusta and an MBA
from the University of Southern Maine. After fourteen years
experience with community and regional banks in Massachusetts and
Maine, Mr. Bonsey joined the Company in 2000 and has served as
Senior Vice President of credit administration and a member of
senior management since December, 2001. Mr. Bonsey has served with
numerous professional and civic organizations. Most recently he
served as President of the Bar Harbor Rotary, President of the
Maine chapter of the Risk Management Association, and currently is
the new Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Mount Desert Island
Hospital. Mr. Bonsey also serves on the legislative committee of
the Maine Bankers Association. Mr. Bonsey and his wife, Diane, live
in the Town Hill section of Bar Harbor, Maine and have three
daughters.
Gregory W. Dalton, Executive Vice President -Business Banking is
in charge of the Business Banking Division and is responsible for
the development and management of commercial banking relationships
statewide. Mr. Dalton holds a BS in Finance from the Marriott
School of Management at Brigham Young University. He is also a
graduate, with distinction, of the ABA Stonier Graduate School of
Banking and had his thesis accepted for publication. Mr. Dalton has
been with Bar Harbor Bank & Trust for twenty years, joining in
1991 as Vice President of Commercial Lending after several years in
commercial credit functions in Maine with Fleet Bank/Bank of New
England. He was promoted to Senior Vice President of
Commercial Lending and has served as a member of the senior
management team of Bar Harbor Bank & Trust since 2000. Mr.
Dalton has served as Vice Chair of the MDI YMCA Board of Directors,
the Ecclesiastical Leader of his church, and currently serves as
Scoutmaster for BSA Troop 287 and as a tennis coach for MDI High
School. Mr. Dalton and his wife, Anne, have four sons and live in
Somesville, Maine.
Stephen M. Leackfeldt, Executive Vice President-Retail Banking
is in charge of the Retail Banking Division consisting of the
bank’s branch sales and service network, call center operations,
branch operations, residential and consumer lending, marketing and
community relations. Mr. Leackfeldt holds a BS in Finance and an
MBA from the University of Maine at Orono. After serving for
sixteen years with Machias Savings Bank in branch management and
consumer lending leadership capacities, Mr. Leackfeldt joined Bar
Harbor Bank & Trust in 2001 and has served since that year as
Senior Vice President of Retail Banking and Consumer Lending and as
a member of the senior management team. Mr. Leackfeldt is a member
of the Retail Lending Committee and a past chairman of the Mortgage
Committee of the Maine Bankers Association and has served on the
Advisory Council of the Maine State Housing Authority. Mr.
Leackfeldt and his wife, Sandra, have three sons and live in
Harrington, Maine.
“We are very pleased with the way our team members, at all
levels, have responded to the challenges of delivering attractive
and effective financial service product and service solutions to
the banking public during this time of intense regulatory scrutiny
and financial uncertainty,” Murphy concluded. “We are confident
that the mission of community banking as practiced by the
leadership team of Bar Harbor Bank & Trust is making
lasting contributions to the financial health and future
prospects of the communities we serve.”
About Bar Harbor Bankshares
Bar Harbor Bankshares, a 2011 Best Places to Work in Maine
Company, 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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