NVSL Appoints New Chief Financial Officer

Editor's Note: The following press release comes from Globe Newswire:

Naugatuck Valley Financial Corporation (Nasdaq:NVSL), the holding company for Naugatuck Valley Savings and Loan, announced the appointment of James Hastings as Chief Financial Officer of both the Company and the Bank. Thomas Van Lenten had been serving as Interim Chief Financial Officer of both the Company and the Bank. Mr. Hastings will also serve as an Executive Vice President of both the Company and the Bank.

William C. Calderara, President and Chief Executive Officer of both the Company and the Bank, said, "James Hastings is a well-respected and experienced community bank executive and we are extremely pleased that he has joined Naugatuck Valley. On behalf of Naugatuck Valley, I want to express our appreciation to Thomas Van Lenten for his service as Interim Chief Financial Officer."

Mr. Hastings, a licensed certified public accountant, has over 30 years of experience in all aspects of banking and bank management and has held senior executive officer positions at several community banks. He joins Naugatuck Valley from Southern Community Financial Corporation, the holding company for Southern Community Bank and Trust (Winston Salem, North Carolina), where he served as Chief Financial Officer. Earlier in his career he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Federal Savings Bank (Dover, New Hampshire), Senior Vice President and Director of Mortgage Banking of Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank (Orleans, Massachusetts), Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Heritage Financial Corporation (Seattle, Washington), Vice President – Finance, Real Estate Group of Seafirst Corporation (Seattle, Washington), and Controller of Seafirst Community Banking Corporation (Seattle, Washington). He started his career as a public accountant with the former Arthur Andersen & Company. Mr. Hastings holds a Masters of Business Administration (Finance) degree from the University of Washington and a Bachelors of Business Administration (Finance) degree from the University of Notre Dame.

Naugatuck Valley Financial Corporation is the holding company for Naugatuck Valley Savings and Loan. In addition to its main office in Naugatuck, the Bank operates nine other branch offices in Southwestern Connecticut. The Bank is a community-oriented financial institution dedicated to serving the financial services needs of consumers and businesses within its market area.