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August A. Oliveira, VP
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August (Gus) A. Oliveira has over 30 years of banking industry experience with functional expertise in loan review, strategic planning, operations, administration, asset liability management, systems and facilities management, and state and federal regulations. At the Bankers’ Bank Northeast, he is responsible for the business development activities in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Northeastern Massachusetts.

Mr. Oliveira began his career with Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and progressed rapidly as a field examiner and subsequently in various managerial and executive positions including: Regional Director for Planning and Administration-Boston; Regional Director for Human Resources-Boston; Acting Director for Strategic Planning-Washington, D.C.; Acting Field Office Director-Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Executive Assistant to the Senior Deputy Comptroller-Washington, D.C. and Special Assistant to the District Deputy Comptroller-NY. He also served as the Senior Field Manager for the New England Region during the 1990’s where he was responsible for community bank supervision.

During his tenure with the OCC, Mr. Oliveira also served as an instructor of various subjects including Strategic Planning, Performance Management, Bank Examination Procedures and Supervisory Processes. He taught throughout New England, New York, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C. In 1996 he was selected as the Instructor of the Year for the Northeast District.

After a distinguished 30 year career, Mr. Oliveira retired from OCC. Subsequently, a long planned relocation to Maine was realized when Mr. Oliveira accepted a position as Senior Vice President / Administration & Operations at Ocean National Bank in Kennebunk. He had an immediate and positive impact and was instrumental in helping guide the bank thru the acquisition by Chittenden Corporation and the subsequent merger of Ocean National Bank with Granite State Bank. In recognition of his outstanding contributions and strong leadership qualities, he was the recipient of the prestigious “President’s Award”. After the acquisition and merger activities were completed, Mr. Oliveira accepted his current position with the Bankers’ Bank Northeast.

In the fall of 2007, Mr. Oliveira was elected to the board of directors at Border Trust Company with corporate headquarters in Augusta, Maine. As an active board member, he sits on the following committees: Audit Committee, IT Steering Committee, Loan Committee and Asset Liability Committee.

Mr. Oliveira graduated with honors from Southern New Hampshire University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management and in 2003 was inducted into the Fairhaven High School “Hall of Fame” in recognition of outstanding “Athletic and Lifetime Achievements.”