Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> October 5, 2009
WILLIAM J. McGurk has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Rockville Bank since 1980. Previously he served as Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Executive Officer of the Clinton Savings Bank and Vice President of City Savings Bank of Pittsfield. In 2005 Mr. McGurk was nominated by Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell and confirmed by the Connecticut State Legislature as a member of the State of Connecticut Community College board of trustees. He currently serves as Audit Chairman for the state-wide system. Mr. McGurk is a past Chairman of the Bankers Advisory Board of the Conference of State Bank Supervisors and a past President of the Connecticut Community Bankers Association. In addition to being an Honorary Trustee of the New England College of Finance and a recipient of their McLaughlin Award, he has served as a member of the board of the Bank Marketing Association, New England Chapter. Mr. McGurk has also held numerous leadership roles as a member of the Manchester Community College Foundation, the Tolland County Chamber of Commerce and Rotary International, among others. His many accolades include the William J. McGurk Award for Volunteer Excellence from the Rockville Downtown Association, the Distinguished Service Award from the Rockville Rotary and the Businessperson of the Year award from the South Windsor Chamber of Commerce. A graduate of Holy Cross College, Mr. McGurk received his MBA from the University of Massachusetts. Profile
TWST: Let's begin with a brief summary and background sketch of Rockville, and then bring us up to date.
Mr. McGurk: Just this morning I attended a seminar with about 15 other bank CEOs and with the
