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CHARTER OAK NAMES GREGORY ZELIFF ASSISTANT VP FOR BUSINESS LENDING Zeliff Has Broad Range of Banking, Business Development, and Lending Experience FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Anthony Cronin AVP-Director of Marketing 860.446.3254 or acronin@cofcu.com Waterford, CT ¬– May 12, 2021 – Charter Oak Federal Credit Union has named Gregory Zeliff, an experienced banker and business lender, as its Assistant Vice President of Business Lending to meet the increasing growth in the credit union’s business lending operations. Zeliff has 35 years of commercial lending, portfolio management, and real estate management experience with numerous credit unions and banks serving Connecticut’s business communities. In addition, his industry experience includes training and supervisory management skills as well as his extensive relationships with Connecticut’s building, legal, and real estate industries. “Greg’s experience in business lending, combined with his years of banking and credit union management are tremendous assets to bring to our business lending team,” said Brian A. Orenstein, Charter Oak’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “He has a proven record of growing commercial lending and customer relationships that will serve us well as more businesses in eastern Connecticut look to Charter Oak to serve all of their business banking and lending needs,” he said. Zeliff joins Charter Oak’s growing business lending department, which now includes two experienced lenders serving eastern Connecticut’s business community as well as a support team of experienced credit analysts. Charter Oak offers a full suite of business-enhancing products, from business checking to business loans including fixed-term loans, commercial real estate loans, lines of credit, and SBA loans. In addition, Charter Oak features a full complement of business eBanking services as well as employer-sponsored Health Savings Accounts and business convenience services. Zeliff is an honors graduate of the University of Connecticut with a Bachelor of Science degree in Personal Economics and Management. In addition, he attended Babson College’s School of Commercial Lending and the Williams College School of Banking. He also is active in numerous civic and community organizations, including serving as a past treasurer and finance committee member of the Wethersfield Historical Society and past treasurer for a decade with the Neighborhood Housing Services organization in Waterbury. To reach Zeliff directly for all your business lending needs, please email gzeliff@cofcu.com or call 860.446.3347. Additional information about Charter Oak’s extensive line of business banking products and services is available by visiting CharterOak.org. Charter Oak is eastern Connecticut’s largest credit union with assets of $1.46 billion as of March 31, 2021. For more information about Charter Oak’s broad range of products and services, please visit any of our convenient branches, call our Contact Center at 860.446.8085 or visit CharterOak.org. Federally insured by NCUA. Equal Housing Lender.