Peoples Heritage Bank Staff Promotions & Hires, Summer and Fall 2001

Peoples Heritage Bank is a Maine-based bank with more than 60 branches throughout the state, four of which operate as Oxford Bank & Trust, a division of the bank. For additional information about Peoples, visit online at http://www.peoplesheritage.com.


CONNIE L. BRENNAN PROMOTED TO SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AT PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK

Connie L. Brennan has been named a senior vice president in the Government Banking Department at Peoples Heritage Bank in Portland. She is serving as a senior business development officer.

Brennan joined Peoples Heritage Bank in 1995 and has more than 25 years in banking and government. She previously served at Peoples as a vice president of public finance, responsible for attracting and retaining state, city, town, county and school district customers in deposit and loan relationships.

In her career, Brennan also has served as an investment executive, a special assistant to U.S. Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell, an assistant to Boston Mayor Kevin H. White, and a senior advisor to the Governor of Maine.

A resident of Portland, Brennan is a graduate of Emmanuel College in Boston and received a master's in Public Administration from Northeastern University in Boston. She is a graduate of Catherine McAuley High School in Portland.

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MICHAEL H. KELLEY NAMED BRANCH MANAGER AT PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK

Michael H. Kelley has been named branch manager at the Presque Isle banking center of Peoples Heritage Bank. In his role as business development and sales manager, he will manage daily operations, including small business loans, at the banking center located on Main Street in Presque Isle.

Kelley joined Peoples Heritage Bank earlier this year and formerly served as relationship manager at another bank in Aroostook County.

A resident of Presque Isle, Kelley is 1999 graduate of Northern Maine Technical College in Presque Isle and is currently enrolled in the Masters in Business Management program at Husson College. He is a 1997 graduate of Washburn High School.

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JULIE E. MCQUILLAN NAMED ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT AT PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK

Julie E. McQuillan has been promoted to assistant vice president in the Public Affairs Department at Peoples Heritage Bank in Portland. She will continue her involvement in the bank's charitable giving and sponsorship programs, and oversee its community initiatives and activities.

McQuillan joined Peoples Heritage Bank in 1998 and previously served as a marketing specialist.

A resident of Scarborough, McQuillan serves on the marketing committee for the Center for Grieving Children and volunteers in the Scarborough school system. She attended Fitchburg State College in Massachusetts.

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RICHARD J. RANAGHAN NAMED SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AT PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK

Richard J. Ranaghan Jr. has been named senior vice president in the Government Banking Department at Peoples Heritage Bank in Portland. As a senior municipal lender, he is responsible for all municipal loan approvals and for providing financial advisory services for bond/note issues.

Ranaghan, who joined Peoples Heritage Bank in 1993, also served as a vice president of administration at Morse, Payson & Noyes Insurance, an affiliate agency of Banknorth Insurance Group, a subsidiary of Banknorth Group, Inc., the parent company of Peoples Heritage Bank.

Ranaghan has more than 28 years of financial and operational management experience in both the private and public sectors, including a six-year stint as the City of Portland's finance director. He is a member of the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada.

A resident of Portland, Ranaghan is 1973 graduate of the University of Maine and a 1969 graduate of Portland High School. He serves as a board member of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Portland, the Cumberland County Civic Center, and Portland's Downtown District.

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