NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — Berkshire Bank has promoted Matthew Nicholl to vice president and business-banking officer for its Central New York region.
Nicholl works in Berkshire’s New Hartford office, according to a news release the bank issued Tuesday. He joined Berkshire Bank in April 2014.
In his new role, Nicholl will focus on providing business-banking options to companies in Utica, Rome, and Syracuse, the banking company said.
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Nicholl is responsible for managing and growing the business portfolio in Central New York through “sourcing new business and growing deposits.”
Prior to Berkshire, Nicholl was a vice president and small-business banker in Central New York for Buffalo–based First Niagara Financial Group (NASDAQ: FNFG). He has 11 years of financial-services experience in the CNY market, Berkshire said.
Beyond work duties, Nicholl is a board member and marketing committee chair for the United Way of the Valley and Greater Utica, a member of the Home Builders and Remodelers Association of the Mohawk Valley, and 2015 graduate of Leadership Mohawk Valley, according to the news release.
Pittsfield, Massachusetts–based Berkshire Hills Bancorp (NYSE: BHLB) is parent of Berkshire Bank.
It has $7.3 billion in assets and 96 branch offices in Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, and Vermont.
Locally, Berkshire Bank ranks number 8 in deposit market share in the 16-county Central New York market with $916 million in deposits, good for a 3.5 percent market share, through 18 branches in the area, according to June 30, 2014 FDIC data, the latest available.
Contact Reinhardt at ereinhardt@cnybj.com
