Berkshire Hills Bancorp CEO and leadership

Paul T. Bossidy MBA, CPA is a President & Chief Executive Officer at BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP INC and is based in Paul T. Bossidy MBA, CPA.

Mr. Gray has been the President and Chief Operating Officer of Berkshire Bank since November 2018, and also served as Senior Executive Vice President of Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. from 2015. As Bank President, Mr. Gray has been responsible for the operating teams of the Bank, including retail banking, commercial banking, mortgage banking, government banking, cash management, wealth management, insurance, and technology. He has also overseen Human Resources, Marketing, Investor Relations, and Facilities. Mr. Gray currently serves as President of Berkshire Bank Foundation. Prior to joining the Bank, Mr. Gray was Vice President and Consumer Market Manager at Bank of America in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Senior executive with expertise in finance, risk, strategy and business development with top tier global finacial institutions. Experience spans diverse areas like consumer and corporate banking, consumer finance and wealth management. Successful at driving growth and profits leveraging strong leadership and influencing skills. A proven track record in building productive partnerships and executing and driving change in large, complex institutions with global footprint.

Areas of expertise:

Risk and Control (modeling and analysis, risk strategy, economic capital, enterprise risk management)

- Finance (CFO/P&L Management, Treasury - Capital and Balance Sheet Management, Financial Planning and Analysis)

- Regulations and Reform (Areas include Basel II and III, Dodd-Frank Act - Derivatives Reform, Volcker Rule, Resolution and Recovery Planning, Systemic Risk, Mortgage and Securitization reform)

- Business development and strategy

- Project Management

Deborah A Stephenson is a Senior VP/Chief Compliance Ofcr at Berkshire Bank/Pittsfield MA, Senior VP/Chief Complinace Ofcr at BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP INC, and Senior Exec VP:Compliance & Regulatory at BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP INC.

Georgia Melas is a SEVP, Chief Credit Officer at BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP INC.

Ms. Courtwright brings more than 25 years of human resources experience to this position. She previously served as SVP, Human Resources Business Partner Leader at Berkshire Bank, where she oversaw all aspects of workforce management. Prior to joining Berkshire in 2012, Ms. Courtwright was VP, Human Resources Business Partner at Citizen Bank. She also held senior human resource roles during her 20 years at KeyBank.

Gregory Lindenmuth is a Sr. Executive Vice President, Chief Risk Officer at BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP INC. He has worked as Senior Risk Examiner at FDIC and Acting Regional Manager at FDIC. Gregory attended Clarkson University until 1992 and SUNY Plattsburgh until 1990.