Rockville Bank’s rivals stoke its exec corps

Rockville Bank has hired three veteran bankers from its intrastate rivals to shore up the Vernon lender’s audit and commercial-lending operations, authorities say.

Parent Rockville Financial Inc. announced Thursday the hiring of Elizabeth (Betsy) Wynnick as internal audit director; Carla Balesano as executive credit officer of commercial banking; and Melanie Joy as senior commercial real estate banking officer. Wynnick and Balesano are also senior vice presidents; Joy is vice president.

A Milford resident, Wynnick previously was with former NewAlliance Bank, now First Niagara Bank.

Balesano was at TD Bank in Glastonbury for five years.

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Joy spent 20 years with Liberty Bank in Middletown.