NORWAY, Maine — Following an extensive search process, Norway Savings Bank has announced that Darci Hamm, chief operating officer and executive vice president of NSB, has been appointed as the bank’s 18th president, effective immediately.
Hamm succeeds Dan Walsh, who has served as NSB president since 2020.
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