Katahdin Trust names vice president

10 years ago

    SCARBOROUGH — Citing her long history of banking experience in Maine, Jon Prescott, president and CEO of Katahdin Trust Company, recently announced the appointment of Vicki L. Bessette as vice president, commercial services officer with responsibilities for business lending and development in the southern Maine area.

BU-CLR-Kath-promotion-dcx-ptshar-25Vicki L. Bessette
    “We are pleased to have Vicki join us,” said Prescott. “She brings over 34 years of experience in the financial services industry and will be a tremendous asset in her new position at Katahdin Trust.  She has earned a well-deserved reputation for lending excellence and we look forward to the expertise that she will bring to our bank.”
    Bessette is an honor graduate from the University of Maine at Machias with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. She began her banking career with Machias Savings Bank in 1980 as a teller and was promoted to computer supervisor in 1984. She transitioned to Key Bank in 1988 and served in a variety of leadership positions for the next 10 years including branch loan officer, private banking officer, assistant vice president/small business relationship manager, and assistant vice president and key sales leader.
    In 1998 she joined Bangor Savings Bank as assistant vice president and retail lending officer and in 2005 was promoted to vice president and business banking officer, the position she held prior to joining Katahdin Trust. 
    Bessette has been involved in several civic and charitable organizations in the Bangor area. She served as chairman of the General Membership Committee for the Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Finance Committee for MaineStream Finance under Penquis CAP, and the Loan Committee of Eastern Maine Development Corporation.
    Bessette resides in Scarborough and has two sons, Tyler and Raymond.