Company: CMTV
Filing Date: 2025-04-09
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001174947-25-000534
Chunk: 13

Company: COMMUNITY BANCORP /VT
Filing Date: 2025-04-09
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 13
---
 was the President and Chief Executive Officer ( “CEO”) of Newport Plastics, where he had also served as the Chief Financial Officer ( “CFO”) for many years. He is the owner of NPC Realty and until his retirement in November 2010, he was a real estate agent at Coldwell Banker All Seasons Realty (now Re/Max All Seasons Realty). In addition to his business interests, Tom served for several years on the board of North Country Hospital in Newport, Vermont, including as its Chairman and Treasurer. He also served for several years as a trustee of the Haskell Free Library and Opera House in Derby Line, Vermont. Tom holds an accounting degree from the University of Vermont. He brings to the Board extensive business experience, familiarity with accounting procedures, and broad knowledge of the community. He chairs the Company’s Audit Committee and also serves on the Compensation Committee. He lives in Holland, Vermont. Kathryn Austin– Kathy retired as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank on December 31, 2024. She served in these roles since January 2017. She also served as President of the Bank from January 2016 to January 2024, when Mr. Caldwell succeeded her to that office. From January 2014 until her appointment as CEO she also served as the Bank’s Chief Operating Officer. Kathy was appointed to the Bank’s Board of Directors in January 2012 and was first elected to the Company’s Board at the 2013 Annual Meeting. She joined the Bank in 1980 and over the years has held many management positions. Kathy served as Executive Vice President of both the Company and the Bank from 2011 to 2016, and as Vice President of the Company and Senior Vice President of the Bank from 2004 to 2011, responsible for the Bank’s Retail Banking, Human Resources and Marketing departments. Until her retirement from the Company at the end of 2024, Kathy also served on the Board of Managers of our trust company affiliate, CFSG. Her many years of service to the Company in a variety of positions provide her with valuable insights into the Bank’s day-to-day operations, adding further depth and community banking expertise to the Board. Kathy is a graduate of the New England School of Banking at Williams College and the Stonier Graduate School of Banking at Georgetown University. She currently serves as a Board Member of the Northeast Kingdom Collaborative, and of Northeast Kingdom LLC, as a Board Member of the Vermont Community Foundation and as a board