NBT Bank

NBT Bank announced that THOMAS SUTTON, DAVID THELEMAN, and JENNIFER TELESKY have assumed new roles in retail banking, credit administration, and commercial banking, respectively. Sutton and Theleman both began their careers in NBT’s management development program. Sutton is now director of retail banking. He has 25 years of experience in the financial-services industry. He started his career in NBT’s program, and advanced to positions in retail banking, including branch manager, market manager, and territory manager. Sutton holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Elon College and an MBA from Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management.

Theleman is now chief commercial credit officer. He has more than 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. During Theleman’s tenure with the bank, he worked as branch manager and then transitioned to commercial banking, most recently serving as regional commercial banking manager for NBT’s Southern Tier region. He is a graduate of the University of Albany.

Telesky is now NBT’s Southern Tier regional commercial banking manager. She has more than 10 years of experience in the financial-services industry. Telesky joined NBT Bank in 2006 as a credit analyst and then participated in NBT’s management development program. Upon completion of the program, she joined the bank’s commercial-banking staff. Telesky graduated from Siena College with a bachelor’s degree in finance.