Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> December 8, 2003

MICHAEL DALY – BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP INC (BHL)

MICHAEL P. DALY is President and Chief Executive Officer of Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc., and Berkshire Bank. He began his banking career with Bank of Boston and joined Berkshire County Savings Bank in 1986 as a commercial lender. He most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer at Berkshire Bank with responsibilities within the business banking, operations and commercial/retail lending areas. Mr. Daly received his Bachelor of Science degree with Westfield State College and a Master of Business Administration from Columbia University School of Business. He currently serves on the Boards of the Berkshire Chamber of Commerce, and the Catholic Schools of Pittsfield. He is a Director and Finance Committee member of the Norman Rockwell Museum, and is a member of the Berkshires CEO Roundtable. He serves as Chairman of the Berkshire County Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and is a co-Chairman for the Downtown Inc's. Development Committee. Mr. Daly is a past Director of Robert Morris Associates, past Chairman of the Lanesboro Conservation Committee and a member of the Finance Committee for the Town of Lanesboro. Profile
TWST: Could you give you give us a brief history and overview of

Berkshire Hills Bancorp?

Mr. Daly: June 27, 2000, marked the establishment of Berkshire Hills

Bancorp, Inc., and the