NBT BANK'S COMMERCIAL LENDING TEAM GROWS AGAIN IN CONNECTICUT

HARTFORD, CT (March 5, 2020) — NBT Bank Connecticut Regional President Andreas Kapetanopoulos announced that Dale Stewart and George Diakolambrianos have joined NBT’s expanding team in Connecticut.

Stewart will serve as Senior Commercial Relationship Manager and Diakolambrianos joins as Commercial Banking Specialist. NBT Bank announced in late 2019 its expansion into the area with a planned regional office in Greater Hartford, CT.

“We see a lot of opportunity in Connecticut,” said Kapetanopoulos. “We’re proud to be able to deliver commercial lending driven by our strong liquidity, a seasoned Connecticut team and fast, local decision-making.”

Stewart most recently served as Commercial Relationship Manager for TD Bank. With more than a decade of experience, she was responsible for managing a diverse commercial portfolio across manufacturing, commercial contracting, transportation, real estate development, machine tooling and distribution industries. Stewart earned a bachelor’s degree in International Business from Quinnipiac University. Stewart resides in Madison and serves on the finance committee for the Madison Country Club.

Diakolambrianos most recently served as Monetary Loan Servicing Specialist for United Bank. His experience includes commercial loan servicing and loan operations, bank operations, and retail banking. Diakolambrianos earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Hartford and resides in Glastonbury.

NBT Bank is ranked #14 in the United States on the Forbes 2019 World’s Best Banks list—achieving top spot for banks in Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and New York State. NBT began to serve the New England region in 2009 with the opening of its Vermont Regional Headquarters in Burlington. Since then, the bank has expanded in the region through organic growth and acquisitions. Now NBT has approximately 170 employees and $1.5 billion in loans regionally, as well as locations in four states, including Vermont, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine.