Innocent joins HarborOne Bank as assistant vice president/branch officer
According to James Blake, president and CEO of HarborOne Bank, Emmanuel Innocent has been appointed to assistant vice president/branch officer of the Legion Parkway Office. Innocent brings with him over 9 years in the banking industry.
Prior to HarborOne he served as branch manager/retail banking officer at Brookline Bank. At HarborOne Innocent is responsible for the day to day management of the branch, business development and community involvement.
Innocent holds a master's degree in Leadership in Financial Institutions and Markets from Northeastern University and a master's degree in Economics from Catholic University of Santo Domingo. He is also fluent in Spanish, French and Haitian Creole.
With $1.9 billion in assets, HarborOne Bank is one of the largest co-operative bank in New England. HarborOne Bank serves the financial needs of consumer and business banking customers throughout Massachusetts through a network of 14 full-service branches, and a mortgage office in Centerville. HarborOne also operates a limited-service branch at Brockton High School and 13 free standing ATMs in addition to an ATM at every full-service branch. It received its 5th consecutive "Outstanding" rating for performance on the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) from the Massachusetts Division of Banks.
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