Joseph B. Bator, former regional vice president at TD Bank, has been appointed president and CEO of Northfield Savings Bank, effective Sept. 1. Bator will also be elected to the boards of Northfield Mutual Holding Co. and NSB. He is succeeding Thomas S. Leavitt, who is retiring in September following 11 years leading the company.
“Joe is a strategic and values-driven leader with deep commercial banking experience and a strong commitment to community,” NSB board chair John Lyon said. “We’re confident he will honor Tom Leavitt’s legacy while guiding Northfield Savings Bank into its next chapter.”
Bator has extensive background in commercial banking. Prior to his tenure at TD Bank, he was executive vice president and chief lending officer at Primary Bank and, before that, senior vice president of business banking at Eastern Bank.
Bator is a finance graduate of Syracuse University and holds an MBA in finance and marketing from Le Moyne College. He has been active in the community, including serving as board chair of Granite United Way in New Hampshire.