Brookline Bancorp, Inc. Names Joanne Chang to Board of Directors
September 26 2018 - 4:15PM
Brookline Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: BRKL) announced today that its
Board of Directors approved an increase in the number of members of
its Board to 15 members and appointed Joanne Chang as a
director to fill the vacancy created by that action.
Ms. Chang is the pastry chef, co-owner, and founder of Flour, a
bakery and café with several locations throughout Boston,
Massachusetts, as well as Myers + Chang, also located in Boston,
which is an Asian fusion restaurant that she co-owns with her
husband Christopher Myers. Ms. Chang is an author, television
personality, and philanthropist. In 2016, she won the James
Beard award for Outstanding Baker. Prior to becoming a chef,
Ms. Chang was a management consultant at the Monitor Group.
Ms. Chang is an avid athlete, having run the Boston Marathon 15
years in a row. She is also an active member of Boston’s
volunteer community. Ms. Chang graduated from Harvard College
with a degree in Applied Mathematics and Economics.
“We believe that Ms. Chang’s experience as an entrepreneur, her
business acumen running several businesses and her extensive
knowledge of the greater Boston market provides a unique
perspective to the opportunities and challenges Brookline Bancorp
encounters,” said Joseph J. Slotnik, Chairman of Brookline Bancorp.
“We are pleased to welcome her to the Board.”
Paul Perrault, CEO and President of Brookline Bancorp, added,
“Joanne is a highly visible and well respected member of the
business community, and is a dynamic addition to our Board.
As an entrepreneur Ms. Chang understands the needs of small to
medium-sized businesses and what it takes to innovate and expand. I
look forward to the strategic value she will bring.”
Ms. Chang has also joined the Board of Directors of Brookline
Bank.
ABOUT BROOKLINE BANCORP, INC.
Brookline Bancorp, Inc. is a multi-bank holding company for
Brookline Bank, First Ipswich Bank, and Bank Rhode Island and their
subsidiaries. Headquartered in Boston, MA, the Company has $7.29
billion in assets and branches throughout Massachusetts and Rhode
Island. As a commercially-focused financial institution, the
Company, through its banks, offers a wide range of commercial,
business and retail banking services, including a full complement
of cash management products, on-line banking services, consumer and
residential loans and investment services designed to meet the
financial needs of small-to mid-sized businesses and retail
customers. The Company also provides equipment financing through
its Eastern Funding and Macrolease Corporation subsidiaries.
CONTACT
Karen SchwartzmannPolaris Public Relations617-437-9990
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