{"id":535171,"date":"2021-09-07T16:19:05","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T20:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/berkshire-hills-announces-hiring-of-veteran-connecticut-banking-professional-jeffrey-klaus-as-regional-president-for-southern-ct\/"},"modified":"2021-09-07T16:19:05","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T20:19:05","slug":"berkshire-hills-announces-hiring-of-veteran-connecticut-banking-professional-jeffrey-klaus-as-regional-president-for-southern-ct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/berkshire-hills-announces-hiring-of-veteran-connecticut-banking-professional-jeffrey-klaus-as-regional-president-for-southern-ct\/","title":{"rendered":"Berkshire Hills Announces Hiring of Veteran Connecticut Banking Professional Jeffrey Klaus as Regional President for Southern CT"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-newslines\">\n<p class=\"xn-distributor\">PR Newswire<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p>\n        <span class=\"xn-location\">BOSTON<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Sept. 7, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE:\u00a0BHLB) the parent company of Berkshire Bank, announced that the Bank has hired\u00a0Jeffrey Klaus as SVP, Regional President &amp; Middle Market Team Leader in <span class=\"xn-location\">Southern Connecticut<\/span>, based in <span class=\"xn-location\">New Haven<\/span>. Berkshire Bank is\u00a0a socially responsible community-dedicated bank with locations in New England and <span class=\"xn-location\">New York<\/span>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\" id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder1\">\n<p>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1609996\/Klaus.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1609996\/Klaus.jpg\" title=\"Jeffrey Klaus\" alt=\"Jeffrey Klaus\" \/><br \/>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Adding values-guided, community-dedicated bankers to drive organic growth is essential to the success of <span class=\"xn-location\">Berkshire&#8217;s<\/span> Exciting Strategic Transformation (BEST). Hiring successful community bankers like Jeff is key to our franchise growth at Berkshire Bank,&#8221; said CEO <span class=\"xn-person\">Nitin Mhatre<\/span>. &#8220;We have aligned the organization to reflect our mission to become the community bank of choice. With Jeff&#8217;s deep ties to the local financial and civic communities and knowledge of the banking industry and local market, he will play a critical role in further expanding the Berkshire brand and client portfolio in <span class=\"xn-location\">Southern Connecticut<\/span>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\n        <span class=\"xn-person\">Jeffrey Klaus<\/span> is a seasoned banking professional with over 30 years of experience in the <span class=\"xn-location\">Connecticut<\/span> banking industry. Klaus will lead the middle-market regional banking teams and have primary responsibility for new business originations, management of commercial banking relationships, and building deeper community connections in the <span class=\"xn-location\">Southern Connecticut<\/span> market.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is an exciting time to be joining Berkshire Bank,&#8221; Klaus said. &#8220;We are poised for growth and ready to take maximum advantage of the opportunities at play. I look forward to building on the current momentum and furthering our commitment to delivering a best-in-class customer experience, robust financial solutions, and enhancing our community impact.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Prior to his appointment at Berkshire Bank, he served as Regional President at Webster Bank. He has also held roles as market president at Bank of America and Fleet Bank and worked in commercial banking roles throughout <span class=\"xn-location\">Connecticut<\/span> and in <span class=\"xn-location\">New York City<\/span>. Jeffrey is recognized as a long-time volunteer and community advocate having served on numerous business and not-for-profit boards with a particular focus on improving urban public education. Currently, Jeff serves as the Chairman of the <span class=\"xn-location\">Greater New Haven<\/span> Chamber of Commerce. He is a graduate of <span class=\"xn-org\">Rutgers College<\/span>; and has an M.B.A. from the University of Connecticut.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>ABOUT <span class=\"xn-location\">BERKSHIRE<\/span> HILLS BANCORP<\/b>\n      <\/p>\n<p>Berkshire Hills Bancorp is the parent of Berkshire Bank, which is transforming what it means to bank its neighbors socially, humanly, and digitally to empower the financial potential of people, families, and businesses in its communities as it pursues its vision of being the leading socially responsible omni-channel community bank in the markets it serves. Berkshire Bank provides business and consumer banking, mortgage, wealth management, and investment services. Headquartered in <span class=\"xn-location\">Boston<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Berkshire<\/span> has approximately <span class=\"xn-money\">$11.7 billion<\/span> in assets, operates 107 branch offices in New England and <span class=\"xn-location\">New York<\/span>, and is a member of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3282156-1&amp;h=562520197&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bloomberg.com%2Fgei%2Fabout%2F&amp;a=Bloomberg+Gender-Equality+Index\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index<\/a>. 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You can identify these statements from the use of the words &#8220;may,&#8221; &#8220;will,&#8221; &#8220;should,&#8221; &#8220;could,&#8221; &#8220;would,&#8221; &#8220;plan,&#8221; &#8220;potential,&#8221; &#8220;estimate,&#8221; &#8220;project,&#8221; &#8220;believe,&#8221; &#8220;intend,&#8221; &#8220;anticipate,&#8221; &#8220;expect,&#8221; &#8220;target&#8221; and similar expressions. There are many factors that could cause actual results to differ significantly from expectations described in the forward-looking statements. For a discussion of such factors, please see <span class=\"xn-location\">Berkshire&#8217;s<\/span> most recent reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on the SEC&#8217;s website at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3282156-1&amp;h=3860452666&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sec.gov%2F&amp;a=www.sec.gov\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">www.sec.gov<\/a>. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect our expectations only as of the date of this document. <span class=\"xn-location\">Berkshire<\/span> does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>CONTACTS <br \/><\/b><br \/>\n        <b>Investor Relations Contacts<br \/><\/b><br \/>\n        <span class=\"xn-person\">Kevin Conn<\/span>, SVP, Investor Relations &amp; Corporate Development<br \/>Email: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:KAConn@berkshirebank.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">KAConn@berkshirebank.com<\/a><br \/>Tel: (617) 641-9206<\/p>\n<p>\n        <span class=\"xn-person\">David Gonci<\/span>, Capital Markets Director<br \/>Email: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:dgonci@berkshirebank.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dgonci@berkshirebank.com<\/a><br \/>Tel: (413) 281-1973<\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>Media Contact:<br \/><\/b><br \/>\n        <span class=\"xn-person\">Gary Levante<\/span>, SVP, Corporate Responsibility &amp; Communications<br \/>Email:\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:glevante@berkshirebank.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">glevante@berkshirebank.com<\/a><br \/>Tel: (413) 447-1737<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\" id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder2\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"PURL\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Cision\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" alt=\"Cision\" src=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/img\/favicon.png?sn=NE98325&amp;sd=2021-09-07\" \/> View original content to download multimedia:<a id=\"PRNURL\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/berkshire-hills-announces-hiring-of-veteran-connecticut-banking-professional-jeffrey-klaus-as-regional-president-for-southern-ct-301370661.html\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/berkshire-hills-announces-hiring-of-veteran-connecticut-banking-professional-jeffrey-klaus-as-regional-president-for-southern-ct-301370661.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/rt.prnewswire.com\/rt.gif?NewsItemId=NE98325&amp;Transmission_Id=202109071615PR_NEWS_USPR_____NE98325&amp;DateId=20210907\" style=\"border:0px;width:1px;height:1px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PR Newswire BOSTON, Sept. 7, 2021 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE:\u00a0BHLB) the parent company of Berkshire Bank, announced that the Bank has hired\u00a0Jeffrey Klaus as SVP, Regional President &amp; Middle Market Team Leader in Southern Connecticut, based in New Haven. Berkshire Bank is\u00a0a socially responsible community-dedicated bank with locations in New England and New York. &#8220;Adding values-guided, community-dedicated bankers to drive organic growth is essential to the success of Berkshire&#8217;s Exciting Strategic Transformation (BEST). Hiring successful community bankers like Jeff is key to our franchise growth at Berkshire Bank,&#8221; said CEO Nitin Mhatre. &#8220;We have aligned the organization to reflect our mission to become the community bank of choice. With Jeff&#8217;s deep ties to the local financial and &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/berkshire-hills-announces-hiring-of-veteran-connecticut-banking-professional-jeffrey-klaus-as-regional-president-for-southern-ct\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Berkshire Hills Announces Hiring of Veteran Connecticut Banking Professional Jeffrey Klaus as Regional President for Southern CT&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-535171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Berkshire Hills Announces Hiring of Veteran Connecticut Banking Professional Jeffrey Klaus as Regional President for Southern CT - Market Newsdesk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/berkshire-hills-announces-hiring-of-veteran-connecticut-banking-professional-jeffrey-klaus-as-regional-president-for-southern-ct\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Berkshire Hills Announces Hiring of Veteran Connecticut Banking Professional Jeffrey Klaus as Regional President for Southern CT - Market Newsdesk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"PR Newswire BOSTON, Sept. 7, 2021 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. 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