Dickinson elected assistant treasurer at Mutual Bank
Christopher Dickinson has been elected an assistant treasurer of Mutual Bank. Dickinson joined Mutual Bank in 2008 with 15 years of banking experience, including sales management, lending, and wealth management.
In his current role as business development officer, he has led the bank's launch of key business banking products and services. Dickinson will maintain his existing responsibilities as a resource for business banking efforts bank wide, and will focus on expanding the bank's share of the small business markets in the Plymouth and Falmouth regions.
Originally from Gilford, N.H., Dickinson earned a bachelor's degree at Johnson & Wales University and an associate's degree in Business Administration at New England College of Finance. He is a graduate of New England School For Financial Studies' Bank Executive Program.
He is a member of both Falmouth and Plymouth Area Chambers of Commerce, and Plymouth Rotary Club.
Dickinson is an active member of Appalachian Mountain Club and enjoys skiing, hiking, and camping in the White Mountains with his son.
Dickinson will divide his time between his offices at Mutual Bank in Falmouth and in Plymouth.
Mutual Bank is an independent, mutually-owned bank serving the community's personal and small business banking needs, with full-service offices in Whitman, Brockton, Carver, Falmouth, Halifax, Hanson and Middleboro. The Bank has operated continuously as an independent, local institution for more than a century. The main office is located at 570 Washington Street in Whitman, Massachusetts. For more information, visit www.MyMutualBank.com, or call Christine Grundy, Vice President/Director of Marketing, at 781-447-4488.
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