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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 27 A P R I L 2 0 , 2 0 2 6 [ N E W H I R E S ] Lewiston Auburn Metro Chamber hired Susan Ruhlin as CEO. Ruhlin most recently served as managing director of the Dirigo Labs accelerator at the Central Maine Growth Council. J. Edward Knight Insurance Agency in Boothbay Harbor hired Don Legere as an insurance agent. Legere previously served as president and owner of Blake, Hall & Sprague Inc. in South Portland. Legacy Properties Sotheby's International Realty, a luxury real estate company in Portland, hired Nick Maynard as a real estate professional on Colin Harvey's team in its Brunswick office. Maine Historical Society in Portland hired Catherine Cyr as curator of exhibition and content and Veronique McAree as market- ing and communications manager. C&L Aerospace in Bangor, a C&L Aviation Group company, hired Dub Timmons as regional sales manager focusing on busi- ness jet aircraft parts sales throughout the Midwest, Northeastern U.S. and Canada. Portside Real Estate Group hired Stephanie Tremblay as an associate bro- ker in York County. Keller Williams Realty Maine in Portland hired Sarah Darrah as a realtor as well as Lindsay Cartmell, Sheala Foth and Laura Mockler. The city of Auburn hired DeCarlo Brown as director of plan- ning and permit- ting. Previously, Brown was director of planning and economic develop- ment for the town of South Berwick. [ P R O M O T I O N S ] Skowhegan Savings Bank promoted Susan Desgrosseilliers to regional vice president of commercial lending and Linda Morton- Hebert to assistant vice president commer- cial lender in Portland. Desgrosseilliers was previously a vice president commer- cial lender while Morton-Hebert was community branch manager in Portland. Maine Historical Society in Portland promoted Vivian Cunningham to visitor services and collections assistant. Midcoast Federal Credit Union in Freeport promoted Christina Carter to president. Carter, who has 25 years of credit union leader- ship experience, has served in senior executive roles with the credit union since 2018. AAA Energy Services in Scarborough promoted Aaron Thibodeau to service manager. ibodeau was previously a service technician. R.M. Davis, a provider of wealth manage- ment and advisory services in Portland, promoted Drew Blaney to principal and CFO, Michael Wood to head of the client advisor group and Michele Whitmore and George Carr to principal. In addi- tion, Kenleigh Nicoletta and Michael Neff were promoted to managing directors; Jill Richardson, Karen Merritt and Caitlin Hickey to vice president — client service; Teddy Smith to vice president and client advisor; Mary Ellen Carignan to senior cli- ent support associate; Kurtis Petersons to senior securities trader; Denise Fredette to senior finance associate; Kristen Minervino to senior operations associate; and William Myrick to senior client support associate. Maine State Credit Union in Augusta promoted Travis Rowell to vice president, mortgage lending. Rowell was a mortgage lender. [ A P P O I N T M E N T S ] Thomas College in Waterville added Joyce Taylor Gibson to its board of trust- ees. Gibson recently retired as interim Newsworthy people and performances I N S H O R T To submit new hires, promotions, appointments, or achievements to Mainebiz, send your press release to editorial@mainebiz.biz. Items are run at the discretion of the editorial staff, and in the order in which they were received. Robertson P. Breed, CFA® Managing Director, Investment Advisory Services Jill Hibyan, CTFA, CFP® Private Client Advisor Jessie Butler, CFP® Private Client Advisor Scott Mazuzan, CFP® Private Client Advisor Benjamin O'Connor Investment Advisor The right kind of financial advice can be your best investment ™ At F.L.Putnam, we provide consistent, objective advice so you can focus on the things most important to you. Let's connect today. Visit us at www.flputnam.com 5 Widgery Wharf • Portland, ME 04101 Disclosure: Investments in securities are not insured, protected or guaranteed and may result in loss of income and/or principal. Diversification does not eliminate the risk of market loss. A long-term investment approach cannot guarantee a profit. Nothing in this communication is intended to be or should be construed as individualized investment advice. Registration with the SEC should not be construed as an endorsement or an indicator of investment skill, acumen or experience. F.L.Putnam is not licensed to provide and does not provide legal, tax, or accounting advice to clients. For more information, please visit www.flputnam.com. DeCarlo Brown Travis Rowell Nick Maynard Aaron Thibodeau Christina Carter

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