JAMES RIZZO, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF COMMERCIAL BANKING OFFICER
James Rizzo is Rockland Trust’s Chief Commercial Banking Officer. He is responsible for leading the Company's commercial loan generation strategies. Before being appointed to the Bank’s Executive Leadership Team, James was Senior Vice President, Regional Commercial Banking Manager managing the lending and sales activities for a large group of commercial lenders covering south and north of Boston, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. He joined Rockland Trust after it acquired Slade’s Ferry Bank, where he served as Chief Lending Officer in 2008. Prior to that, James worked as a Senior Vice President of Bank of America for over 17 years. He earned his B.A. in Finance from Rhode Island College.