Rockland Trust Promotes Mary Chetwynd

Rockland, Mass. (November 17, 2016) - Rockland Trust announced today that Mary Chetwynd was promoted to Senior Vice President and Director of Business Banking Sales Officers, Premier Relationship Banking and Condo/Property Management Banking. In addition to her previous role where she provided oversight to the Bank’s Business Banking team specializing in SBA loans, lending, commercial real estate and deposit services, Mary will now also oversee the Condominium/Property Management Banking Department. In her new position she will provide a full array of deposit and loan products for the specialized needs of property management firms, condominium associations and Rockland Trust’s Premier Banking Group.

Mary has served at Rockland Trust for almost 30 years, holding various roles in branch management, business lending and regional sales. For the past 12 years, Mary has been engaged in sales management as First Vice President and Business Banking Sales Manager where she earned her certification as an Omega training instructor. This certificate has been instrumental in assisting Mary to create a needs-based sales culture.

“Mary’s diverse experience at Rockland Trust has been essential to the bank’s growth over the last several decades,” said Bill Matteson, Senior Vice President of Retail Branch Administration at Rockland Trust. “Her natural ability to create long lasting relationships both internally with Rockland Trust colleagues and externally with customers has positioned her in a leadership role and we’re honored to have her as a part of our team.”

Mary received an Associate’s degree in Business Management from the New England College of Finance. She resides in Plymouth, MA.

About Rockland Trust

Independent Bank Corp. has approximately $7.5 billion in assets and is the holding company for Rockland Trust Company, a full-service commercial bank headquartered in Massachusetts. Rockland Trust offers a wide range of banking, investment, and insurance services to businesses and individuals through retail branches, commercial lending offices, investment management offices, and residential lending centers located in Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island, as well as through telephone banking, mobile banking, and the Internet. Named in 2015 to The Boston Globe’s “Top Places to Work” list for the seventh consecutive year, Rockland Trust was rated the top Largest Employer to work for in Massachusetts. The Company is also an FDIC member and an Equal Housing Lender. To find out why Rockland Trust is the bank “Where Each Relationship Matters ®”, please visit www.rocklandtrust.com.

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