Western New England Bancorp, Inc., the holding company for Westfield Bank, announced that it has named Guida R. Sajdak as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of WNEB and Westfield Bank, effective as of April 24, 2017. Leo R. Sagan, Jr. will continue as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer until such date, at which time he will transition to the role of Chief Risk Officer and Senior Vice President of WNEB and Westfield Bank. Ms. Sajdak joined WNEB and Westfield Bank as Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer in October 2016 following the successful completion of the mergers of Chicopee Bancorp, Inc. and Chicopee Savings Bank with and into WNEB and Westfield Bank, respectively.

Ms. Sajdak was previously Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Chicopee and has over 27 years of experience in the banking business, having begun her career at Chicopee Savings Bank in 1989. She was the internal auditor for Chicopee until 1999, at which time Ms. Sajdak transitioned into commercial lending where she serviced a loan portfolio. In 2010, Ms. Sajdak was promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Chicopee.

Mr. Sagan will transition to the role of Senior Vice President and Chief Risk Officer. Mr. Sagan was appointed Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer in 2008 and has over 31 years of banking experience. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Sagan served as the Vice President and Controller of Westfield since 2003 and the Assistant Treasurer from 1999 to 2002.