People news: NBT Bancorp announces board members

BJNN file photo of NBT branch in downtown Utica by Adam Rombel

NORWICH, N.Y. — NBT Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: NBTB) announced the appointment of V. Daniel Robinson II, Matthew J. Salanger, and Andrew S. Kowalczyk III to its board of directors. All three men have served previously on the board of directors of its NBT Bank, N.A. subsidiary.

Robinson was appointed to the NBT Bank board in March 2008 and completed his first term of service in May 2016. He has served on the NYCM Insurance board since 1986 and was appointed president and CEO of the company in 2002. Since 1999, he has been president, CEO, and board member of automobile insurer A. Central Insurance Company, a subsidiary of NYCM. Robinson earned his bachelor’s degree in marketing from St. Bonaventure University.

Salanger was appointed to the NBT Bank, board in January 2011 and completed his first term of service in May 2016. He has served as president and CEO of United Health Services, Inc. (UHS) since 2007. He also continues to serve as president and CEO of UHS Hospitals, including UHS Binghamton General Hospital and UHS Wilson Medical Center, a position he was appointed to in March 1994. Salanger received a bachelor’s degree from the University at Albany and his master’s degree in hospital and health administration from Xavier University.      

Kowalczyk served on the NBT Bank advisory board from 2006 through 2010. He was appointed to the NBT Bank board in October 2010 and completed his first term of service in May 2016. He is an attorney and partner at Kowalczyk, Deery & Broadbent, LLP in Utica. His practice focuses on banking, business law, and real estate. Kowalczyk is a graduate of St. Lawrence University and Albany Law School. 

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