Boston Private Bank & Trust Company Announces Leadership Changes to Position Bank for Continued Growth

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Boston Private Bank & Trust Company, a leading private bank and wealth management company, announced the following changes to its leadership group. These changes affect staff in senior management and market leadership roles on both the East and West Coasts.

“We are confident that the redefined roles will enable us to continue to build a high-performing wealth management and private banking company on a national scale.”

“We have aligned several key senior leadership roles with the Bank’s strategic plan to further elevate and position Boston Private Bank for market growth in 2013 and beyond,” said Mark Thompson, CEO & President, Boston Private Bank. “We are confident that the redefined roles will enable us to continue to build a high-performing wealth management and private banking company on a national scale.”

New roles include:

• James C. Brown, EVP, Director of Commercial Banking and Credit Management
  • Gisela A. LoPiano, SVP, Chief Lending Officer, East Coast
  • Robert J. Nentwig, SVP, Chief Lending Officer, West Coast
• George G. Schwartz, EVP, Chief Operating Officer
  • Torrance Childs, SVP, National Director of Deposit Management
  • Mary K. Fischer, SVP, Director of West Coast Banking Offices
  • Nicholas A.R. Hofer, SVP, West Coast Business Leader
  • Jeremy F. Parker, SVP, Treasurer
• John J. Sullivan, EVP, Investment Management & Trust and Residential Mortgage
  • Elizabeth W. Worrick, SVP, National Residential Mortgage Sales Manager

In addition, the following individuals have been appointed to the Bank’s Policy Group, which consists of Boston Private Bank’s senior management and department heads who oversee the day-to-day management of the Bank and sets its overall policy and strategic direction.

• Thomas K. Anderson, CFA, SVP, Chief Investment Officer
• Gisela A. LoPiano, SVP, Chief Lending Officer, East Coast
• Robert J. Nentwig, SVP, Chief Lending Officer, West Coast
• Jeremy F. Parker, SVP, Treasurer
• Jennifer M. Willis, SVP, Director of Marketing

About Boston Private Bank & Trust Company
Boston Private Bank & Trust Company offers highly personalized deposit and cash management, commercial lending, residential mortgage and investment management, wealth advisory and trust services. Headquartered in Boston, with offices in New England, Southern California and the San Francisco Bay Area, the Bank is an active provider of financing for affordable housing, first-time homebuyers, economic development, social services, community revitalization and small businesses. Boston Private Bank & Trust Company is a subsidiary of Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: BPFH). For further information, visit www.bostonprivatebank.com.