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Cambridge Bancorp in Boston Starts CEO Search

By Kristin Broughton June 17, 2014, 11:52 a.m. EDT 1 Min Read

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NexTier's CEO to Retire Before Merger with Farmers & Merchants

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Cambridge Bancorp in Boston is looking for a chief executive to succeed Joseph Roller when he retires next year.

Roller, who has been Cambridge's CEO since 2003, plans to retire in mid-2015, the $1.5 billion-asset company said in a press release Tuesday. "The legacy I hope to leave is one that fosters what makes this organization specialtrue community partnerships and a place where employees want to come to work every day," Roller said in the release.

Cambridge's board will form a search committee to oversee the transition process. The company has 12 branches.

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