Rockland Trust Appoints Michael Crawford to Lead New Worcester Office

Rockland Trust announced today that it appointed Worcester banking veteran Michael Crawford as Senior Vice President and Worcester Market Executive. He will oversee a team of commercial lending, investment management, and treasury management officers headquartered in downtown Worcester. The new office, located at 100 Front Street, will establish Rockland Trust's first official presence in Worcester.

"We are delighted to have Mike on our team to lead our new office in the heart of Massachusetts," said Gerard Nadeau, President and Chief Commercial Banking Officer at Rockland Trust. "Rockland Trust is thrilled to bring our relationship style of banking to Worcester, a vibrant and thriving community."

Crawford brings more than three decades of financial services and commercial banking experience to Rockland Trust. He is well-known in the Worcester community, having held leadership roles over the past 15 years in Worcester while working at Commerce Bank & Trust Company.

"This is an exciting time for Worcester," said Michael Crawford. "Rockland Trust is deeply committed to serving our communities and highly values each customer relationship. My team and I look forward to helping businesses achieve all of their goals."

Prior to joining Rockland Trust, Crawford served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Commerce Bank & Trust Company in Worcester for 15 years. Before joining Commerce Bank, Crawford held a variety of senior management roles at Citizens Bank, US Trust, Bank of New England, and Bank of Boston.

Active in the community, Crawford serves on the Mayor's Brownfield Task Force in Worcester and is a member of Massachusetts Development Corporation's Brownfields Advisory Committee. He also is a Corporator of the Greater Worcester Community Foundation, a Director of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau, and is a member of the Worcester Economic Club.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and History from Tufts University and a Master of Business Administration from Babson College.

About Rockland Trust

Independent Bank Corp. (Nasdaq Global Select Market: INDB) has approximately $8.4 billion in assets and is the holding company for Rockland Trust Company, a full-service commercial bank headquartered in Massachusetts. Named in 2017 to The Boston Globe's "Top Places to Work" list for the ninth consecutive year, Rockland Trust offers a wide range of banking, investment, and insurance services. The Bank serves businesses and individuals through approximately 100 retail branches, commercial and residential lending centers, and investment management offices in eastern Massachusetts, including Greater Boston, the South Shore, the Cape and Islands, and Rhode Island. Rockland Trust also offers a full suite of mobile, online, and telephone banking services. The Company is an FDIC member and an Equal Housing Lender. To find out why Rockland Trust is the bank "Where Each Relationship Matters®", please visit www.rocklandtrust.com.

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