Retired Connecticut banker Joseph F. Jeamel Jr., who spent nearly 25 years shaping former Rockville Bank before its merger two months ago with Springfield rival United Bank, is retiring from the successor institution’s board, effective today.
Jeamel, 74, joined predecessor Rockville Bank as chief financial officer in 1990 and became a Rockville Bank director in 2007. He retired from the bank in 2010 as executive vice president and chief operating officer.
United Financial CEO William H.W. Crawford IV said Jeamel played a key role in completing on April 30 former parent Rockville Financial’s $369 million merger with predecessor United Financial of West Springfield.
Jeamel’s departure, plus that of former president Jeff Sullivan, leaves 18 directors still seated on United Bank’s board.
Last week, United Financial seated Massachusetts nonprofit executive Paula Aiello to fill Sullivan’s vacancy on the 10-member holding company board.
Glastonbury-based United Financial has about $5 billion in assets.
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