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REINTRODUCING THE 2020 >>
Steve Lowell
He Has Plans to Retire, but No Plans to Scale Back His Involvement
When we talked with Steve Lowell back in January, he related just how familiar he became with the com- mute from Cape Cod to Upton in the middle of the state, where he lived, earlier in his career.
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That’s because, while he was working for
a bank on the Cape, he also became heavily involved in the community there — as part of his work, but mostly because giving back is his MO. He recalled that he was on the Cape so much, many people thought he lived there.
When we reconnected several days ago, Lowell was again talking about this commute, but from a different perspective.
Indeed, only days after he was introduced as a member of the Difference Makers class of 2020 in February, Lowell announced he would
be retiring as president and CEO of Monson Savings Bank, effective early next year, and stepping into a role new for this institution — chairman of the board. He and his wife, Anne, are in the process of relocating to the Cape, but he now keeps a small apartment in Brookfield and is there three or four nights
a week, because he’s not only neck-deep in the transition of leadership at the bank (Dan Moriarty, the long-time CFO at the bank, has been named his successor), he’s still active in this region. Make that very active.
And he intends to remain involved with a number of organizations in this region, which means he’ll doing that commuting thing again.
“I’ll be around,” he said with conviction, he said, noting that’s not certain how long he will continue those living arrangements in Brookfield. “One way or another, I’ll be around.”
And while his work and that of his team at MSB has been somewhat different because of the COVID-19 pandemic, such as handling PPP loan applications, the basic formula hasn’t changed, he said, meaning Monson
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I think 2021 is going to be an
extremely challenging year, so I’m happy to stay involved and lend whatever expertise I can to them to make sure we keep things ” going in a really positive way.
A round of applause for Steve Lowell, President and CEO of Monson Savings Bank from all of the employees, board of directors and our community members.
Congratulations Steve on being named a 2020 BusinessWest Difference Maker!
Steve believes strongly in investing time, resources and dedication to educate, support and help sustain vibrant communities!
Monson Savings Bank would also like to congratulate all of the other Difference Makers!
• Monte Belmonte • Dianne Doherty • Ronn Johnson
• Ira Bryck
• Sandy Cassanelli • Rick’s Place
Member FDIC | Member DIF
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