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Anthony A. Joyce, III, has been promoted to President & Chief Executive Officer for Chelsea Groton Bank, and an additional 25 employees also received promotions following a Board of Trustees meeting. A lifelong resident of Southeastern Connecticut, Joyce has 40 years of banking experience. Prior to joining Chelsea Groton, he worked for many years at…
Chelsea Groton Bank team members graduated from the Center for Financial Training (CFT), the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern CT’s (Chamber ECT) Leadership Program, the Greater Norwich Area Chamber of Commerce (GNACC) LEAD Program, and the Connecticut Bankers Association’s (CBA) Connecticut School of Finance and Management (CSFM). Team members also completed additional schooling and earned…
Tony’s passion for banking and supporting the community he lives and works in are just a few of the reasons he was chosen as the next President and CEO of Chelsea Groton Bank. From sitting on local non-profit boards, to championing the shop-local movement, Tony’s love of this region is evident from the 40-years he’s committed…
Aline Soulor, Customer Solutions Manager of Chelsea Groton’s Salem Branch is ready to hang up her banker’s hat. She is looking forward to spending time with her seven grandchildren and wintering in Florida in retirement! How did you get your start at Chelsea Groton 40 years ago?I was hired through a work study program in…
Lauren joined Chelsea Groton as a Commercial Portfolio Administrator. This summer, she was promoted to Small Business Loan Officer. In her new role, she meets with businesses to learn about their financial needs and to match them with the right loan solutions. She can help businesses obtain a commercial loan, real estate loan, line of…
GROTON, Conn. – B. Michael Rauh Jr., President and CEO of Chelsea Groton Bank, has announced his plans for retirement after 12 years of leading the financial institution through tremendous growth. Anthony A. Joyce III, EVP, Chief Operating Officer at Chelsea Groton, has been named by the Board of Trustees as the Bank’s next President…
Chelsea Groton Bank has named Carolyn Welch, Senior Vice President, the Director of Commercial Business Growth and Development, and Rich Balestracci has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Commercial Lending Department Manager. “Throughout the pandemic, Chelsea Groton Bank was the leading PPP lender in the region. We helped hundreds of our own customers to obtain…
Lauren Vincent has recently been promoted to Assistant Secretary, Small Business Loan Officer at Chelsea Groton Bank. In this role, Lauren will work to develop small business loan relationships across the Banks’ market areas. Most recently, Lauren was a Commercial Portfolio Administrator at Chelsea Groton Bank. Prior to that, she was a Commercial Credit Manager…
Chelsea Groton Bank, along with contractor, Carlin Construction Company, and architect, Bisbano + Associates, officially broke ground at the Bank’s headquarters on Poquonnock Road in Groton. The bank’s new headquarters will feature a complete, inside-and-out rethinking of the workplace, as well as a reinvented branch designed around delivering an extraordinary customer experience in an environment…
Michael Hawes recently joined Chelsea Groton Bank as Assistant Vice President and Commercial Loan Officer. Michael will work to develop commercial loan and commercial mortgage relationships with centers of influence across the Bank’s market areas. “With over two decades of business relationship management, 12 years of which were dedicated in banking, Michael excels at simplifying…
