The board of directors of Camden National Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiary, Camden National Bank (together, ?Camden National? or the ?Bank?), announced the appointment of Simon Griffiths, age 50, as the successor to current President, Gregory Dufour, age 63, effective December 31, 2023. Griffiths will join Camden National on or around November 20, 2023, as Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer.

He will become President of Camden National, as well as a member of the Board of Directors of each organization, effective January 1, 2024. Dufour will remain with Camden National as an advisor for several months following his retirement on December 31, 2023. Griffiths most recently served as Executive Vice President - Head of Core Banking at Citizens Bank, managing the retail and business banking channels, including nearly 1,100 branches, commercial real estate, deposit and checking business, and new market expansion.

He joined Citizens Bank in 2015 from Santander Bank, where he served as Executive Vice President, Managing Director Retail Network. Griffiths started his banking career at Washington Mutual Bank in 2002, which was acquired by JP Morgan Chase in 2008, earning a Six Sigma Black Belt and rising swiftly through the bank over his 12-year tenure, gaining significant leadership responsibilities in operations and sales and service, with increasing market manager leadership. Griffiths received his Bachelor of Laws at the University of Sheffield in England.

He became a board member of Invest in Girls in 2019, which merged with the Council for Economic Education, where he now serves on the Invest in Girls Program Advisory Committee and actively volunteers with Minds Matter. Griffiths, who has a seasonal home in Hancock County, Maine, will relocate with his family to Maine to join Camden National. Dufour joined Camden National as Senior Vice President of Finance in 2001 before being named President of Camden National Bank in 2004 and President and Chief Executive Officer of Camden National Corporation on January 1, 2009.

Over the years, Dufour has served Camden National?s communities as a member of the Board of Trustees of Coastal Healthcare Alliance and MaineHealth, where he served as Chair of the Board of Trustees from 2020 to 2022, and various other community and industry organizations.