Stickels, Maneen named to Oneida Financial board

ONEIDA — Oneida Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: ONFC), parent company of Oneida Savings Bank, announced that its board of directors has added Eric E. Stickels and Daniel L. Maneen to the board, which now has  12 members.

Stickels is executive vice president, secretary, and CFO of Oneida Financial and was appointed president and COO of Oneida Savings Bank in 2011. He has worked for the bank since 1982 and been a member of senior management since 1986. Stickels holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and finance. He is a director and vice chairman of all Oneida Savings Bank subsidiary corporation boards and also treasurer and a board member of Oneida Savings Bank Charitable Foundation. 

Maneen is president and CEO of Griffiss Utility Services Corp., a not-for-profit, New York State regulated utility that provides energy in the form of steam and electricity to about 70 businesses at the Griffiss Business and Technology Park in Rome. Prior to joining Griffiss Utility Services, he worked for Revere Copper Products, Inc. in Rome, and Alcan Rolled Products in Oswego, holding staff positions in engineering, and both managerial and executive positions at its corporate headquarters and manufacturing facilities. Maneen holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and a master’s degree in business and policy studies.

Maneen and Stickels will also serve on the board of Oneida Savings Bank as directors.  The initial appointment of both to the board of directors of Oneida Financial will expire on the date of the annual shareholders meeting scheduled for May 6, 2014.

Oneida Financial reported total assets of $713.5 million as of Sept. 30, 2013.