McDonald has been promoted to senior vice president and chief financial officer, with administrative oversight over the finance, information technology and deposit operations functions. He joined Jewett City Savings Bank in 1999 as controller, and was named vice president and controller in 2000 and to his most recent position as vice president and treasurer in 2001.

He began his financial services career 23 years ago with New Haven Savings Bank, advancing to positions of increased responsibility in the areas of accounting and operations with American National Bank, Founders Bank, Bank of New Haven and Citizens Bank of Connecticut prior to joining Jewett City Savings Bank.

A graduate of Enfield (CT) High School, McDonald attended Providence College and Southern Connecticut State University in Hamden, CT, the New England School of Banking and the American Bankers Association Stonier Graduate School of Banking.

Goyen, who was named technology manager in 2006, has been promoted to customer information security officer. He joined Jewett City Savings Bank as systems administrator in 1999.

He served in the U.S. Navy for 10 years as a naval air crewman and performed anti-submarine operations. He became a Master at Arms 1st class during his second enlistment in the Navy. Following his military service, he utilized computer skills gained as a hobby to land an entry-level job as a field service technician, gaining network and server skills and experience prior to joining the Bank.

Goyen is a graduate of Manchester (CT) Community College.

Merchant has over three decades of financial services experience, and has spent the past 26 years with Jewett City Savings Bank. He joined the Bank in 1981 as an assistant vice president, and was promoted to vice president two years later. He was named senior vice president in 2000.

“Kevin is a very talented banker,” Horstmeyer said of his successor. “He is well respected by his colleagues, and will bring a new enthusiasm and vision to the position.”

A graduate of Norwich Free Academy, Merchant went on to study at Central CT State University in New Britain, earning a bachelor’s degree in administrative sciences. He is a member of Jewett City Businessmen’s Club and several banking organizations and local chambers of commerce. Until recently, he was also actively involved with his daughters, Kristen and Lindsay, in their youth basketball and softball activities and coached the Connecticut Green Devils AAU fastpitch softball team.

Merchant lives in Sterling with his wife, Lori, and stepchildren Ariel and Zachary.

Landry joins Jewett City Savings Bank from Citizens Bank in Colchester, where she was manager/business banking officer. She began her banking career at age 18 as a teller at Savings Bank of Manchester, joining Citizens Bank in 1999 as assistant manager at the Plainfield office. Her experience also includes branch management with Westbank in Putnam/Danielson. 

An honor roll graduate of Putnam High School, Landry studied business at Quinebaug Valley Community-Technical College. She is a member of the BNI Group and the Chamber of Commerce.

Kevin Merchant of Sterling, senior vice president, will take over as president and CEO following Horstmeyer’s June 30th retirement.

Horstmeyer, a Canterbury resident, joined Jewett City Savings Bank in 1970 as a management trainee slated to manage the Bank’s first branch office, in Central Village. He was named to lead the Bank a decade later. At the Annual Meeting, he thanked “the Board members who gave me guidance and Corporators who supported me over the years.”

He praised the selection of Merchant as his successor.

“Kevin is a very talented banker with over 30 years of experience, over 26 with Jewett City Savings,” Horstmeyer said. “ He is respected by his fellow employees, and will bring a new enthusiasm and vision to the position.

“ I will leave knowing the Bank remains in good hands,” he added.

Horstmeyer also announced the promotion of Diana L.  Rose of Canterbury to vice president and senior retail officer, a new position. Now responsible for the Bank’s marketing efforts, Rose’s new responsibilities will also include branch oversight and support of the Bank’s retail efforts.