Northeast Bank announced the hiring of Richard Cohen, who will be appointed as Chief Financial Officer of the Bank, effective February 1, 2024. Mr. Cohen will succeed Chief Financial Officer Jean-Pierre Lapointe upon his departure from the Bank. Mr. Cohen, 51, joins the Bank directly from Grey Matter Thinking, where he was the founder and Chief Executive Officer.

Prior to that, he was a Partner in KPMG?s Financial Services Practice in Johannesburg and subsequently in London. Mr. Cohen holds two Bachelors? degrees and one Master?s degree in Commerce, as well as a Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting.

He is a qualified Chartered Accountant (CA(SA)), and a CFA Charterholder.