Spencer Savings Bank hires SVP, director of retail sales and service

Gabrielle Saulsbery//September 25, 2020//

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Robert Vivo was hired as Spencer Savings Bank‘s senior vice president and director of retail sales and service, the institution announced Friday.

Vivo will be responsible for leading and overseeing the bank’s retail financial center network, retail training and the customer service center.

Robert Vivo, senior vice president and director of retail sales/service, Spencer Savings Bank. — Vivo – SPENCER SAVINGS BANK

Vivo has three decades of experience in leading, coaching and mentoring teams in the banking sector. He was most recently regional director and senior vice president at Provident Bank and has held management positions at Sovereign Bank and Independence Community Bank.

“[Vivo] is a strong leader with extensive commercial bank experience and has been extremely successful in growing the financial institutions commercial and consumer businesses,” said George Celentano, senior vice president and head of retail banking at Spencer. “In addition to this, he is deeply committed to giving back to the communities he serves and has spent time on the board of many business and community-based organizations. He is going to make a great addition to the Spencer team.”