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Posted: January 9, 2008
TD Banknorth promotes three to senior vice president of commercial R.E.
TD BankNorth has promoted three employees.
Christopher Lippert has been promoted to senior vice president in commercial real estate in Haverhill and Beverly. He will manage a team of five commercial lenders and support staff who provide lending services to customers primarily in the North Shore area of Boston and southern New Hampshire. Lippert joined TD Banknorth in 2002 and has 25 years of banking and commercial real estate and lending experience.
Kerin Deedy Green has been promoted to senior vice president in commercial real estate in Lowell. She will continue to serve as a commercial real estate lender as well as a team leader responsible for managing a team of lenders in Lowell and Andover.
John O'Heir has been promoted to senior vice president in commercial real estate in Springfield. He will continue to serve as a commercial real estate lender as well as a team leader responsible for managing a team of lenders serving customers throughout the region.
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