Western New England Bancorp, Inc. Announces Board Changes
June 30, 2017 at 09:30 am EDT
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Western New England Bancorp, Inc. announced that Christos A. Tapases, a member of the Board of Directors since 2013, was unanimously elected by fellow directors to become Chairman of the Board, effective as of WNEB’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Donald A. Williams, a director since 1983 and Chairman since 2005, has provided notice of his intention to retire from the Board at the 2018 Annual Meeting. Mr. Tapases is a Principal at Corbin & Tapases, P.C., and has been practicing public accounting since 1982. He joined the firm in 1984 after gaining valuable experience with Arthur Andersen & Co. Mr. Tapases has been a certified public accountant since 1987 and is also the Plans and Training Officer for the City of Westfield Emergency Management Agency.
Western New England Bancorp, Inc. is a Massachusetts-chartered stock holding company. The Company is the parent company of Westfield Bank (the Bank), CSB Colts, Inc. (CSB Colts), Elm Street Securities Corporation (Elm), WFD Securities, Inc. (WFD) and WB Real Estate Holdings, LLC (WB). The Bank is a full-service, community oriented financial institution offering a full range of commercial and retail products and services as well as wealth management financial products. The Bank also provides a variety of banking services, including telephone and online banking, remote deposit capture, cash management services, overdraft facilities, night deposit services, and safe deposit facilities. CSB Colts, Elm, and WFD are engaged in holding qualified securities. WB is engaged in holding other real estate owned (OREO). The Bank operates about 25 banking offices in Agawam, Chicopee, Feeding Hills, East Longmeadow, Holyoke, Huntington, Ludlow, South Hadley, Southwick, Springfield, Ware, and others.
WESTERN NEW ENGLAND BANCORP, INC. 
