Carroll joined Berkshire in May 2009 as senior vice president and commercial regional leader of New York.

 

In his four years with Berkshire Bank, Carroll has provided leadership for the lending teams in New York, Vermont and Berkshire County. In his new role, Carroll will be responsible for the company's credit underwriting and approval processes. He will report to Richard Marotta, executive vice president and chief risk and administrative officer. Carroll has more than 25 years of experience in commercial and credit roles in banking.

 

"Mike has been an important part of our commercial growth in the Capital Region," Marotta said. "We are pleased to have him take on a leadership role in the company's credit process. His strong background in both lending and credit will be vital to assist the growth in New England and New York."

 

Prior to Berkshire, Carroll was with KeyBank where he had been serving as senior vice president in middle market lending. He also was employed by KeyCorp and served as a vice president of its structured finance division as well as credit risk management.

 

Carroll earned a bachelor of science in accounting from Sienna College. He is a board member of Northeast Regional Food Bank and past member of Junior Achievement, Sponsor-A-Scholar and Tri-Village Little League.