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Essex Savings Bank promotes Jambard to vice president controller

Essex, CT Bryan Jambard, Jr., CPA has been promoted to vice president controller at Essex Savings Bank. 

Jambard is a Tolland resident and certified public accountant in Connecticut. He earned his BSBA in accounting from Bryant University and MBA from Quinnipiac University. Most of his professional experience comes from Whittlesey, P.C. in Hartford, where he was employed since 2007 and was a manager from 2017 until 2022. He has been employed with Essex Savings Bank as a senior financial analyst since 2023. 

As a volunteer board member and treasurer of Northern Connecticut Land Trust, Jambard applies his financial knowledge to help steward over 2,000 acres of land. He is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants. 

Jambard’s experience in the public accounting field coupled with his expertise gained from auditing community banks make him the ideal team member for this position. The bank looks forward to working with Jambard in his new position. 

Essex Savings Bank is an FDIC-insured, state-chartered, mutual savings bank established in 1851. The bank serves the Connecticut River Valley and shoreline with six offices in Essex (2), Chester, Madison, Old Lyme, and Old Saybrook providing a full complement of personal and business banking. Financial, estate, insurance, and retirement planning are offered throughout the state by the bank’s Trust Division, Essex Trust, and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Essex Financial Services, Inc., a registered investment advisor.

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