NBT Bancorp completes merger with Evans Bancorp

NBT Bancorp (NBTB) completed the merger of Evans Bancorp with and into NBT on May 2, 2025, followed by a core systems conversion over the weekend. The Merger has extended the NBT Bank, branch network into the Western Region of New York with the addition of 14 banking offices in the Buffalo area and 4 locations in greater Rochester. NBT Bank now has 175 branches across its seven-state footprint. Three executives from Evans have assumed leadership positions with NBT Bank. Ken Pawlak now serves as President of the Western Region of New York and Buffalo Regional President. Tim Brown is Rochester Regional President, and Audrey Meyers is Senior Territory Manager for Retail Banking in the Buffalo and Rochester markets. Later this month following NBT’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the Company will appoint former Evans President and CEO David J. Nasca to its board of directors consistent with the terms of the merger agreement.