New Hampshire Mutual Bancorp has a new chief human resources officer and operations officer.
David Cronin has been promoted to executive vice president and chief human resources officer for the parent company of Savings Bank of Walpole, Merrimack County Savings Bank and Meredith Village Savings Bank.
“David’s extensive background in human resources has benefited the company well during this period of intensive growth and challenges,” NHMB President and CEO Gregg Tewksbury said in a statement. “He’s worked tirelessly to align compensation and benefit plans as our company brought banks together and recently added to our financial services affiliate though an acquisition. David’s focus on our talent and workplace culture benefits all of us as he advocates for employee well-being in everything he does.”
Cronin joined Meredith Village Savings Bank in 2008 as vice president and human resources officer. He was promoted to senior vice president and human resources officer and again promoted in 2014 as human resources director for NHMB.
Sara Lazue has been promoted to senior vice president and operations officer for NHMB. She will lead the company’s loan, deposit, collection and digital banking services operations.
“Sara’s experience and expertise have been essential in the success of many of our major company-wide projects – most recently upgrading our online banking system for our banks,” Executive Vice President and Senior Operations Officer Angela Strozewski said in a statement. “Sara has a wonderful ability to meet the needs of our customers as well as her colleagues at the Banks. She is very well regarded by her staff and her peers and I am confident she will continue to excel.”
Lauze joined the Merrimack in 2005 as an ATM deposit services assistant. She has held several positions in operations and information technology services. Lauze has held several roles in operations with increasing responsibilities – she was promoted to operations supervisor in 2014, to digital banking officer in 2015, assistant vice president in 2016, and vice president in 2018.
