We are pleased to welcome Jonathan Dowst as Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer. Dowst brings extensive banking experience to NHMB and its affiliates, Meredith Village Savings Bank, Merrimack County Savings Bank, Savings Bank of Walpole, and NHTrust. He will be based in Concord at NHMB’s Foundry St. operations facility.
“I’m excited to have Jon on board as our Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer,” said Gregg Tewksbury. “We plan to leverage Jon’s expertise in executing our newly refreshed strategic plan, growing our family of banks, and solidifying our enterprise risk management program. As part of our Executive Team, Jon will play a key role in shaping our company’s growth in the coming years.”
“I’m really happy to become a part of this great team,” said Dowst. “NHMB operates as a shared services provider to four unique brands, and it’s a privilege to be part of executing the strategic plan aimed at enhancing NHMB’s support for these affiliates and the communities they serve.”
Prior to joining NHMB, Dowst was President and CEO of Pentucket Bank, and President of River Run Bancorp MHC in Haverhill, MA. He also had a 30-year history in a variety of executive-level positions at Bank of America in Manchester, Boston and New York. Dowst began his career at community banks in New Hampshire, and then FleetBoston Financial Group (the predecessor to Bank of America). A New Hampshire native, he holds BA and MBA degrees from the Whittemore School at the University of New Hampshire.
Dowst’s community affiliations include the Haverhill Rotary Club; UTEC Board of Directors; Waystone Health and Human Services Treasurer and Board of Directors; Haverhill Chamber of Commerce Community Leadership Award recipient; EparaTodos (Entrepreneurship for All) judge for annual entrepreneurship competitions; past lecturer for graduate finance, entrepreneurship, and business courses at UNH; Former Chair of the Town of Weare, NH Finance and Capital Improvement Committees; Former Nashua Children’s Home Treasurer and Board of Directors; BizGen Board of Directors; and past Deacon and Moderator of the Congregational Church of Amherst. In his free time, Dowst enjoys hiking, running, ice hockey, vintage cars, and is a blues drummer.