Two Elected to Farmington Bank Boards

"Both Jim and Duby bring years of valuable and respected business experience to our boards. Equally important, they are committed members of the Greater Hartford community who have made significant personal contributions to organizations in our area. We look forward to their strategic visions in all aspects of our operations," John J. Patrick Jr., chairman of the board of directors of First Connecticut Bancorp and chairman, president and CEO of Farmington Bank, said in a statement.

With the election of Healey and McDowell, both Boards of Directors of First Connecticut Bancorp and Farmington Bank now stand at nine, according to a press release.

Healey, 54, of West Hartford, served a nearly 30-year career with Keefe, Bruyette and Woods, Inc. He retired in 2012 as the firm's Senior Vice President, Equity Trading and Hartford Branch Office Manager. Healey began his career with Aetna where he served in the Bond Investment Department.

McDowell, 54, of Hartford, is President of McDowell Jewett Communications, a strategic communications firm that she founded in 2006. For 15 years, from 1988 until 2003, McDowell was a correspondent at Connecticut television stations, reporting on politics and moderating public affairs interview shows. She serves on the Board of Trustees of the Mark Twain House & Museum and is a Corporator of Hartford Hospital.

Farmington Bank, established in 1851, is a community bank with 22 branch locations throughout central Connecticut with assets of more than $2.2 billion. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of First Connecticut Bancorp, Inc.