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Casey named president at HarborOne Bank

Joseph Casey, HarborOne Bank

Brockton, MA According to HarborOne Bank, chief operating officer and chief financial officer Joseph Casey has been named president of HarborOne Bank. Casey was appointed to the bank’s board of directors and will continue in his role as COO.

“This move provides us greater depth within executive management, and allows Joe to focus his considerable financial expertise on the day-to-day management of the bank,” said chief executive James Blake, who will continue in his role as CEO.

Casey joined HarborOne in 2004 as senior vice president and CFO, and served as executive vice president from 2006 to 2015. He has played a central role in HarborOne’s strategic growth initiatives, including the conversion of HarborOne from a credit union to a bank charter, the acquisition of Merrimack Mortgage LLC, and the bank’s initial public offering in 2016.

Prior to joining HarborOne, Casey served as vice president at Seacoast Financial Services, and as senior vice president, CFO and treasurer for Compass Bank for Savings.

Casey served as CFO and treasurer for Andover Bancorp.

Casey received his bachelor’s degree from Bentley University and is a graduate of the American Bankers Association School of Bank Investments and of Harvard Business School’s Program for Management Development.

Casey has also been a community leader in Southeastern Massachusetts since coming to HarborOne, serving as a board member on the Metro South Chamber of Commerce, and on the boards of both the Brockton 21st Century Corporation and the Old Colony YMCA. He lives in Hingham with his wife and children.

With $2.4 billion in assets, HarborOne Bank is the largest co-operative bank in New England. HarborOne serves the financial needs of consumers, businesses, and municipalities throughout southeastern Massachusetts through its network of 14 full-service branches, two limited service branches, a commercial loan office in Providence, Rhode Island, and a residential lending office in Westford, Massachusetts. The Bank also provides a range of educational services through “HarborOne U,” with classes on small business, financial literacy and personal enrichment at two campuses located adjacent to its Brockton and Mansfield locations. HarborOne is the parent company of Merrimack Mortgage, LLC, a full-service mortgage lender with 34 offices in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Maine, and also does business in five additional states.

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