Berkshire Bank Names Richard Thall First Vice President,
Regional Branch Manager for Central and Eastern Massachusetts
BOSTON (December 8, 2020) – Berkshire Bank, a purpose-driven community bank with locations primarily in New England and New York, announced the promotion of Richard Thall to First Vice President, Regional Branch Manager for Central and Eastern Massachusetts. Mr. Thall, who joined Berkshire Bank in 2017, was previously Assistant Vice President (AVP) and Branch Officer at the 560 Park Ave. Branch in Worcester. In 2018, he was appointed to the Bank’s Retail Leadership Council, which is responsible for Bank initiatives and assessing and developing changes to help the overall functions of the branch network.
In his new role, Mr. Thall will oversee all 19 branches in the Central and Eastern Massachusetts region, where he will manage a team of 18 Branch Officers. He will be responsible for overall staff management, sales performance, customer experience and operational excellence. Mr. Thall will report to Brian Sullivan, Senior Vice President (SVP), Retail Branch Banking.
“Richard brings significant banking experience to his new leadership role and a strong track record of building long-term customer relationships,” said Brian Sullivan, SVP, Retail Branch Banking at Berkshire Bank. “Over the past three years, Richard has been instrumental in delivering consistent financial and operational performance, and has been an advocate for his team’s overall success. We look forward to his continued contributions to this important region and in helping to build Berkshire into a purpose-driven 21st-century community bank.”
About Richard Thall, FVP, Regional Branch Manager for Central and Eastern Massachusetts
Mr. Thall has more than 17 years in retail banking. He joined Berkshire Bank in 2017 as part of the merger with Commerce Bank, recently serving as AVP and Branch Manager at the Fenway Branch in Boston, and most recently as AVP and Branch Officer at 560 Park Ave Branch in Worcester. Previously, he served as AVP and Branch Manager at Commerce Bank, Branch Manager for Santander Bank and Vice President and Banking Center Manager at Bank of America. Mr. Thall holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from SUNY New Paltz. He is involved in the community through the Worcester Chamber of Commerce, United Way, Webster Square Business Association and the Worcester Technical High School Advisory Board.
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About Berkshire Bank
Berkshire Bank is transforming into a 21st-century community bank with $13.1 billion in assets. We are pursuing purpose driven performance based on our Be FIRST corporate responsibility culture.
Berkshire Bank provides business and consumer banking, mortgage, wealth management, investment and insurance services through 130 branch offices in New York, Connecticut, Vermont, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, including Commerce Bank, a division of Berkshire Bank. Berkshire Bank was awarded the Top Corporate Steward Citizens award by the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation in 2019 for the small-middle market business category. Headquartered in Boston, Berkshire Hills Bancorp (NYSE: BHLB) is the parent of Berkshire Bank 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.
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