Claremont Savings Bank recently held its 117th Annual Meeting on April 2, 2024. During the meeting, Jon S. Liland was elected to the Board of Trustees.
Mr. Liland is a shareholder at the law firm of Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green PA, where he leads their White River Junction office. With over 25 years of experience, Jon has worked with a wide range of businesses in various industries, assisting them in achieving their business objectives. His expertise lies in corporate and transactional work, including mergers and acquisitions, financing, shareholder disputes, and exit planning for private companyowners. Additionally, he serves as outside general counsel to several businesses, providing guidance on governance matters, equity incentive plans, and commercial issues. Jon is a graduate of Boston College Law School and Cornell University, and currently resides in Hartland, Vermont.
President and CEO, David Finnerty said, “We are delighted to welcome Jon as the newest member of the Bank’s Board ofTrustees. We look forward to the value and experience he brings to CSB and in helping the continued success of the Bank in achieving our vision and mission.”
The Bank also introduced three new corporators: Noah Souza, Manager of IT Modern Work at Hypertherm in Lebanon, New Hampshire; Richard Ackerman, Trustee with the Community College System of New Hampshire, and Board member at the Claremont Maker Space; and Alexander Scott, Attorney at Buckley & Zopf in Claremont, New Hampshire.
Mr. Souza has 24 years of experience in Information Technology. He began working for Hypertherm in 2014 when he joined the IT team to implement Microsoft SharePoint. From 2019 to 2021, Noah led the IT Customer Experience team and oversaw the transition to an industry-leading Customer Relationship Management platform, which enabled modernization of commercial operations. Currently, he is responsible for the digital transformation of Hypertherm’s internal business processes and productivity tools. Mr. Ackerman has a strong dedication to our local communities and played a key role in establishing and managing the ThinkSMART program at Red River, which offers tech education to high school students. This program has been supported by Claremont Savings Bank since its inception and also provides financial literacy education. Throughout his career, Richard has gained experience in building and leading large global technology services teams, ranging from small groups to teams of over 150 people across various time zones. Currently, he serves as a board member at Claremont MakerSpace and as a trustee with theCommunity College System of NH, where he leads the Student Success committee.Mr. Scott has dedicated his career to law enforcement and law. Alex started handling cases in the District Courts as a police prosecutor in 1994, and later as an attorney in both the District and Superior Courts starting in 1998. Prior to joining Buckley and Zopf, Alex held positions as an Assistant County Attorney at the Sullivan County Attorney’s Office and as an Attorney at the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office. Throughout his professional journey, Alex specialized in criminal litigation and criminal appeals. Alex served as the Police Chief for the City of Claremont from 2003 to 2017.
“We are excited to welcome Noah, Richard, and Alexander to the Claremont Savings Bank Board of Corporators. Each brings a wealth of knowledge in their respective fields as well as engagement in our Community that enhances the overall diversity of our Corporators. We look forward to the value our new Corporators will bring to CSB, in addition to the value realized from our existing Corporators, in driving the future vitality of the Bank and our team members in continuing to make a positive impact for our customers financial lives and the overall health and wellbeing of our Communities,” said Mr. Finnerty.
