Bruce D. Clow (left), chairman of the board for Bank of NH, with president and CEO K. Mark Primeau, who plans to retire as of June 30, 2017. Photo courtesy: Bank of NH
After more than nine years as president and CEO of Bank of NH in Laconia, K. Mark Primeau plans to retire as of June 30, 2017
Primeau joined Bank of NH in 2008, at the beginning of the toughest economic recession. Under his leadership, Bank of NH has grown from 17 banking offices to 24 and increased assets from $966 million to more than $1.4 billion. After his retirement, Primeau will remain as a director of the bank.
In addition to leading the bank, Primeau has been active in the community, currently serving on the board for the Daniel Webster Council–Boy Scouts of America where he was council president from 2011 to 2014 and chairman until April 2016. He also serves on the board for the Granite United Way, where he served as chair in 2015 and was their 2015 Volunteer of the Year. He is also a founding member of the NH Coalition for Business and Education and served as chairman of the NH Bankers Association in 2014.
The bank's board has selected Atlantic Financial Marketing, under the direction of Ted Amazeen and Rick Lund, to conduct a national search to identify the next president and CEO of Bank of NH.