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Campbell-Helm joins Centreville Bank

Gina Campbell-Helm 

West Warwick, RI Centreville Bank president, chief executive officer and chairman of the board Harold Horvat said that Gina Campbell-Helm has joined the bank as vice president, residential sales manager.

In this role, she will be responsible for managing and growing the residential sales team as well as continuing to originate mortgage loans in the East Bay. Helm will report to Leland Merrill, executive vice president, chief lending officer.

Prior to joining Centreville, Helm worked at BankNewport for 25 years. She held positions of increasing responsibility and most recently served as a vice president, mortgage consultant.

“We are excited to welcome Gina to the Centreville Bank residential lending team,” said Merrill. “Her deep experience in residential lending combined with her strong sales and management skills will not only benefit us operationally but help us provide greater access to products and services to customers in eastern Rhode Island.”

Helm earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in business management and a Master of Business Administration from Bryant University. She is a member of the development committee and a previous board member of the Women’s Resource Center of Newport and Bristol County. She is an active member of the Bristol Rotary Club as well as a member of the East Bay Chamber of Commerce. 

Founded in 1828 and headquartered in West Warwick, Rhode Island, Centreville Bank is a full-service mutual bank operating through nine Rhode Island locations in Coventry, Cranston (two locations), East Greenwich, Narragansett, North Kingstown, West Greenwich, Warwick, West Warwick and a loan production office in Providence. In addition, Centreville Bank serves the Eastern Connecticut market with seven branches located in Danielson, Gales Ferry (Ledyard), Griswold, Norwich, Plainfield, Pomfret and Putnam. Centreville currently has total assets of $2 billion.

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