Berkshire Hills Bancorp : 04/11/2022 - Berkshire Bank Welcomes Two New Specialists to the Wealth Management Team

Berkshire Bank Welcomes Two New Specialists to the Wealth Management Team

Pittsfield, MA - Mon., April 11, 2022 - Berkshire Bank, a leading socially responsible community bank with branch locations in New England and New York, announced the hiring of two new specialists to the Wealth Management team. John Haley has been named senior vice president, client experience & business administration and Anthony Segala, CAP® was appointed vice president, relationship manager.

"With more than 40 years' collective experience at market leading investment firms, John and Anthony bring tremendous expertise to support Berkshire's clients, while positioning the bank to drive long-term growth in the Wealth Management division. Anthony's background in philanthropy development at Fidelity Charitable and asset management combine to emphasize the differentiated approach to Wealth Management that we are building at Berkshire, with a focus on community, wellness, and social responsibility. John's experience in operations, compliance, technology development, and client experience are well aligned with Berkshire's Exciting Strategic Transformation (BEST) pillars of digitize, optimize, and enhance, and our clients will benefit as we build industry leading digital solutions," stated Kathryn Hersey, CFA^®, senior vice president, director of wealth management and chief investment officer.

Haley brings over 25 years of experience at financial firms focused on client service, technology adoption, and operations. In this new role, he will beresponsible for driving innovation in supporting the business process and technology to enhance the overall client experience. Prior to joining Berkshire Bank, Haley served as head of client administration for Wells Fargo Asset Management. For fifteen years prior, he contributed to the growth of Cambridge Trust Company's wealth management division. He managed operations, tax, and technology enhancement, as director of wealth services for Cambridge Bancorp, parent of Cambridge Trust Company.

Haley's career began at State Street, supporting the custodial relationship and operations for both public fund entities and investment management firms. Haley is a graduate of Providence College where he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree. He also earned his Master's in Business Administration (MBA) degree from Suffolk University.

With over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry, Segala joins the Wealth Management team with a background from leading financial firms including Putnam Investments, Pioneer Investments, and Fidelity Investments. He will apply his extensive knowledge of capital markets, investments, asset allocation, and charitable planning strategies to guide business development at Berkshire Bank to support client relationship management. Prior to joining Berkshire Bank, Segala was VP, regional director, western region for Congress Asset Management. In this position, he was responsible for business development and relationship management efforts throughout the West Coast. Before this role, he was VP, charitable planning consultant with Fidelity Charitable Services, where he provided charitable planning strategies for high-net-worth individuals.

Segala received his Bachelor of Arts from Connecticut College in Environmental Studies. He also holds the Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy (CAP®) designation and obtained his FINRA series 7, 6, & 63 licenses.

To learn more about Berkshire Bank's wealth management program, visit Wealth Management Team | CT, MA, NY, RI, VT Bank | BHLB (berkshirebank.com

# # #

About Berkshire Bank
Berkshire Bank is transforming what it means to bank its neighbors socially, humanly, and digitally to empower the financial potential of people, families, and businesses in its communities as it pursues its vision of being the leading socially responsible omni-channel community bank in the markets it serves.

Berkshire provides business and consumer banking, mortgage, wealth management and investment services. The Bank has approximately $11.6 billion in assets and operates 106 branch offices in New England and New York. Headquartered in Boston, Berkshire Hills Bancorp (NYSE: BHLB) is the parent of Berkshire Bank and is a member of the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index. To learn more, call 800-773-5601 or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

ABOUT NARMI
Narmi is a financial technology company that builds enterprise solutions across consumer digital banking, business banking and digital account opening. Financial institutions work with Narmi to be leading digital organizations, go to market faster with industry-leading functionality and better compete with Mega-Banks, Challenger Banks, and FinTech companies. With a particular focus on openness, Narmi's open framework allows financial institutions to build their own extensions and features onto the base platform to cater to their needs. Today, Narmi powers financial institutions with billions of dollars of assets and helps move millions of dollars between financial institutions on a daily basis. To learn more about Narmi, visit: www.narmi.com.

Contact:
Alicia Jacobs, AVP, Public Relations Officer,
[email protected]