Robert Harpool Named Assistant Vice President at Banknorth

Robert Harpool has been promoted to an assistant vice president in the Banknorth eCommerce Department in Falmouth. As a senior web designer, he will continue to be responsible for leading the design and development of the graphical user interface of BanknorthÕs websites. Harpool is involved in planning and implementing new web site features and functions designed to provide customers with convenient access to information and services.

Harpool joined Banknorth in 2001. A Yarmouth resident, he is a 1989 graduate of the University of Rhode Island.

Banknorth Group (NYSE: BNK) is one of the countryÕs 35 largest commercial banking companies with $26 billion in assets. Banknorth, NA, a Banknorth Group subsidiary, is the parent company of Peoples Heritage Bank, with the leading market share in Maine, and other banking divisions in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont and upstate New York. The company and its banking affiliates also operate subsidiaries in insurance (Banknorth Insurance Group), investments (Bancnorth Investment Planning Group, Inc.), a money management firm (Banknorth Investment Management Group, NA), and a leasing company (Banknorth Leasing). Other subsidiaries and divisions provide services in mortgage banking, asset-based lending, private banking, merchant services and other financial services. For more information about Banknorth, visit the company online at www.banknorth.com.

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