National Life Group announced that Chief People Officer Michael Veilleux has been promoted to senior vice president.

“As a member of my executive leadership team, Michael has coached all of us to become better versions of ourselves to serve our great company,” CEO and President Mehran Assadi said. “I have complete confidence that under Michael’s leadership we will continue to earn the privilege of recruiting and retaining our most important asset: our people.”

Photographer, small business owner and developer Alex Pintair recently joined Four Seasons Sotheby’s International Realty as a realtor in the company’s South Burlington office.

Born and raised in Vermont, Pintair approaches real estate with a sense of respect for the natural landscape and a commitment to helping clients find the perfect place to call home. As a property manager, he has bought, sold, developed and renovated homes from Stowe to South Burlington.

The Bank of Bennington has promoted Mary Callahan to chief operations officer and Annick Gwozdz to vice president and business development officer.

Callahan joined the Bank of Bennington as a teller more than 35 years ago, and since 2011 she has served as senior vice president for retail banking and compliance. In her expanded role, she will oversee retail and deposit operations, compliance and audit and work with senior management to develop and implement the bank’s strategic goals and objectives.