Salem, NH The board of directors at Bank of New England have appointed Bill Suglia as its new president. Suglia who joined the bank a year ago is a seasoned real estate professional and bank executive who brings more than 30 years of lending and credit management experience, with extensive knowledge of both the New Hampshire and metro Boston markets.

Prior to joining Bank of New England, Suglia was a senior vice president and division executive at Citizens Bank and most recently worked at both Salem Five and Eastern Bank as a senior loan officer.   

Suglia holds a bachelor of arts degree from St. Anselm College and an MBA from Long Island University.

Suglia and his wife Lisa currently reside in Andover, Mass., where they raised four children.

Bank of New England is a locally owned, privately held commercial bank specializing in real estate project finance with nine retail branches located in Merrimack Valley and Southern New Hampshire.