NBT Bancorp Inc. announced the promotion of Annette L. Burns to Executive Vice President and Shauna M. Hyle to Executive Vice President, Retail Community Banking. Burns joined NBT in 2013 with the Company?s acquisition of Alliance Bancorp. A Certified Public Accountant, she has 30 years of experience in accounting and finance.

She started her career at PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP and advanced to Business Assurance Manager. After joining NBT, she served as Corporate Controller and Senior Corporate Controller before promotion to her most recent role as Chief Accounting Officer. She also served as Interim Chief Financial Officer in 2021 before Kingsley joined the Company.

Burns earned her bachelor?s degree in business administration from St. Bonaventure University. She serves as a board member and treasurer for the United Way of Mid Rural New York and is a past board member of the Chenango Arts Council.

Hyle joined NBT in 2008. Prior to her promotion to Executive Vice President of Retail Community Banking, she oversaw NBT?s Consumer Lending business and provided executive sponsorship for the Company?s national benefits administration business, EPIC Retirement Plan Services, headquartered in Rochester, NY. In addition to these responsibilities, her newly expanded role also includes oversight of Retail Banking, Business Banking and Marketing.

Hyle served as Senior Vice President and Chief Risk Officer from 2013 to 2017. Prior to that, she was Corporate Controller and managed NBT's accounting and finance function. Before joining NBT, she was a manager with PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, providing audit and attestation services to clients in the firm's Syracuse and Boston offices.

She is a Certified Public Accountant and earned her bachelor's degree in accounting from SUNY Geneseo. She serves on the Board of Directors of UHS Chenango Memorial Hospital.