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Director Bissonette is the owner of Bissonette Properties, a family owned and operated real estate investment and property management company serving Chittenden County, including the Old North End and University of Vermont neighborhoods. He is also the co-owner of Al’s French Frys with his son Shane, an iconic Burlington-area burger and fries restaurant that has been in the community since the 1940’s. He brings business and management experience, industry experience, leadership experience, customer-based experience, and strategic planning experience to the Board of Directors.

Director Blazewicz is the Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Secretary of Coty Inc. (“Coty”) (NYSE: COTY) (Euronext: COTY), one of the world’s largest beauty companies. She is responsible for overseeing the Coty’s legal and compliance affairs worldwide. She brings extensive management and leadership experience, legal knowledge, and governance expertise to the Board of Directors.

Director Glynn is Deputy General Counsel for Rutland Regional Medical Center (RRMC), the second largest medical center in Vermont. Prior to joining RRMC, she was a managing partner at Ryan, Smith & Carbine, Ltd. In her practice, she represented financial institutions in commercial loan transactions, commercial loan workouts, restructuring, foreclosures, creditors’ rights, in and out of bankruptcy court. Her broad professional experience representing business clients (for profit and not for profit), in a variety of industries in Vermont and the region provides sound professional judgment and depth to our Board.

Director Hesslink serves as the Bank’s Board Chair and Chief Executive Officer. He brings experience in business management, finance and accounting, banking industry knowledge, customer service, crisis response, leadership, strategic planning, credit underwriting and risk management to the Board.

Director Larkin is a principal and President of Larkin Realty headquartered in Burlington, Vermont, a residential and commercial real estate firm. Mr. Larkin previously served as a director of Merchants Bank and Merchants Bancshares, Inc. He brings credit and risk management experience, banking industry knowledge, industry experience, strategic planning experience, leadership experience and bank governance experience to the Board of Directors.