Bill Calderara, president and CEO of Ulster Savings Bank, has joined the Board of the Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp. in Poughkeepsie.
Calderara, an accomplished bank executive with more than 30 years”™ experience in leadership, strategic planning, business development, operations, risk management, finance and lending, leads Ulster Savings Bank,
a $1.3 billion mutual bank serving the Hudson Valley for 171 years.
Prior to joining Ulster, he was president and CEO of Naugatuck Valley Savings and Loan and its holding company Naugatuck Valley Financial Corp., where he led a successful turnaround of the then-troubled bank.
During his career, he has held numerous positions in financial services at several Connecticut Banks and The Bank of New York.
A recipient of numerous awards and recognitions, Calderara most recently was inducted into the SUNY New Paltz School of Business Hall of Fame as the 2019 Business Person of the Year and in the same year received the National Eagle Scout Association”™s Outstanding Eagle Scout Award.