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Bar Harbor Bank & Trust promotes longtime employee to leadership role

Bar Harbor Bank & Trust has promoted Abby Welch to branch relationship manager at its Northeast Harbor location.

Welch will lead the retail banking team there, providing solutions and guidance to help individuals, families and businesses in the community meet their financial goals.

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Photo / Courtesy Bar Harbor Bank & Trust
Abby Welch

She spent nearly 10 years in health care before transitioning into banking. In 2021, she joined the bank as a floating customer service representative. She was based in the Somesville branch and worked part-time at the Northeast Harbor branch.

During her time with the bank, Welch took on roles with increasing responsibility, earning a promotion to a floating personal banker in 2024.

The Ellsworth resident received her nursing degree at the University of Maine at Fort Kent. She also received a certificate in fraud prevention from the Center for Financial Training & Education Alliance and is a notary public for the State of Maine.

Bar Harbor Bankshares (NYSE American: BHB) is the parent company of Bar Harbor Bank & Trust. Operating over 22 locations across Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust has more than $4 billion in assets.

Bar Harbor Bank & Trust was ranked No. 3 among the largest Maine-based banks in the 2025 Mainebiz Book of Lists, based on assets as of June 30, 2024.

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