Tara Mudgett has been promoted to vice president of risk and information security officer at New Hampshire Mutual Bancorp (NHMB). In her new position, Mudgett oversees risk management, including fraud, information security, cybersecurity and physical security for Meredith Village Savings Bank, Merrimack County Savings Bank, Savings Bank of Walpole and MillRiver Wealth Management. 

“Tara has proven to be an incredible asset to our organization in every role she has taken on,” NHMB Senior Vice President and Risk Management Officer Joanne Pearce said in a statement. “She has demonstrated outstanding competency as well as sound judgement during her tenure in information technology. Her promotion into risk and information security is a natural fit. I am confident she will also excel in this position.” 

Mudgett, who has more than 23 years of banking experience, joined the IT department of Meredith Village Savings Bank in 2003 as image processing manager. She was quickly promoted to business application specialist in 2005, and again in 2007 to assistant vice president. She was promoted to vice president of IT operations for NHMB, where she oversaw information technology, applications and operations, in 2015. She is a graduate of the New England School for Financial Studies and resides in Ashland with her family.  

NHMB is a mutual holding company formed in 2013 when Meredith Village Savings Bank and Merrimack County Savings Bank formally affiliated.