Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> January 9, 2012
John E. Ritacco has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of CMS Bancorp, Inc., since 2007, and of Community Mutual Savings Bank since 2005. He serves as a Member of the board of directors of Community Mutual Saving Bank, CMS Bancorp, Inc., and CM Charitable Foundation. He began his career at Fleet Bank in Providence, R.I., where he spent fifteen years; eight years in the retail bank as a Branch Manager and Area Manager and seven years in commercial lending, private client and franchise leasing areas of the company. In 1993, Mr. Ritacco joined First Fidelity Bank, later First Union, in Westchester, N.Y., as the Senior Vice President for middle market commercial lending responsible for the Westchester and Connecticut markets. Mr. Ritacco is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island, where he earned a B.A. in history/political science. In 2011, Mr. Ritacco was awarded an honorary doctorate from Johnson & Wales University. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with a brief historical sketch of the company and a picture of its operations at the present time?
Mr. Ritacco: Community Mutual Savings Bank is 125 years old. We were originally
