{"id":12828,"date":"2025-04-10T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baycoast.bank\/?p=12828"},"modified":"2025-03-25T12:12:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T16:12:50","slug":"baycoast-bank-announces-promotion-emma-pontes-to-vice-president-asset-liability-management-and-investment-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baycoast.bank\/en\/newsroom\/baycoast-bank-announces-promotion-emma-pontes-to-vice-president-asset-liability-management-and-investment-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"BayCoast Bank\u2019s Emma Pontes is Promoted to Vice President, Asset Liability Management and Investment Officer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lazyblock-resource-hero-Z2ujvPt wp-block-lazyblock-resource-hero\"><div class=\"noHero\" style=\"height: 10rem;\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"section\">\n\t<div class=\"smallWrapper gutenberg\">\n\t    \n\t    <div class=\"categories flex\" style=\"justify-content: flex-start;\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"h6\" style=\"margin-right: 2rem;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/baycoast.bank\/resource\/newsroom\">Newsroom<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"primaryColor dot h6\" style=\"transform: scale(2.2); \">\u00b7<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"h6\" style=\"margin-left: 2rem;\">\t\t\t\tApril 10, 2025        \n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \n\t    <h1 class=\"h2 blue bgWhite\" style=\"max-width: 50rem\">BayCoast Bank\u2019s Emma Pontes is Promoted to Vice President, Asset Liability Management and Investment Officer<\/h1>\n\t    \n\t    <hr style=\"margin-bottom: 7rem;\">\n\t  \n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wrapper\" style=\"justify-content: center; max-width: 90rem;\">\n\t\t<div style=\"width: 100%; position: relative;\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/baycoast.bank\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Emma-Pontes.png\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"BayCoast Bank\u2019s Emma Pontes is Promoted to Vice President, Asset Liability Management and Investment Officer\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto;\" \/>\n  \t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n          <\/div>\n\n<div class=\"lazyblock-interior-content-KQzCs wp-block-lazyblock-interior-content\"><div class=\"spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"section\">\n\t<div class=\"paddedWrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wrapper flex gutenberg\" style=\"justify-content: center;\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"smallWrapper gutenberg\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"h3\">Please join us in congratulating Emma on her exciting new role!<\/div>\n\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t  \t<hr style=\"margin-bottom: 5rem;\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<p>SWANSEA, WESTPORT, MA \u2013 BayCoast Bank, a respected community savings bank proudly serving the South Coast of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, is thrilled to announce the promotion of Emma Pontes of Westport, Massachusetts, to Vice President, Asset Liability Management and Investment Officer. She previously held the title of Assistant Vice President, Senior Financial Analyst.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the goal of achieving optimal financial performance, Pontes oversees the Asset Liability Management (ALM) position of the Bank\u2019s balance sheet, liquidity, and investments. This includes aligning the ALM process with the organization\u2019s overall risk management framework, while ensuring adherence to regulatory guidelines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pontes brings nearly 13 years of experience to her new role, having started her career at BayCoast Bank as an intern in 2012. She has since risen through the ranks, holding several positions within the Finance Department, including Accounting Associate, Financial Associate, and Senior Financial Analyst.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pontes graduated from the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, with two degrees &#8211; a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in 2015, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting in 2013. Additionally, she is a proud graduate of the New England School for Financial Studies, an intensive program run by the Massachusetts Bankers Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am excited to announce Emma\u2019s promotion to Vice President, Asset Liability Management and Investment Officer,\u201d said Diana Taxiera, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. \u201cBayCoast believes in promoting talent from within and Emma is no exception. Her dedication and strong work ethic are undeniable. We congratulate her on this latest achievement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An active supporter of the South Coast community, Pontes is a Board member and Finance Committee member for the Watuppa Rowing Center, where she manages day-to-day finances and reporting for the nonprofit organization, based in Fall River, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About BayCoast Bank<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BayCoast Bank<\/strong>&nbsp;is a long-standing community savings bank founded in Tiverton, Rhode Island, in 1851. Now headquartered in Swansea, Massachusetts, the Bank has earned a strong reputation for excellence by providing exceptional financial products and services to the people and businesses on the South Coast of Massachusetts and Rhode Island through 25 convenient branch locations and loan production offices, with more coming soon. BayCoast Bank offers a family of comprehensive financial solutions through its subsidiaries:&nbsp;<strong>BayCoast Mortgage, BayCoast Insurance, BayCoast Financial Services,&nbsp;Plimoth Investment Advisors,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Priority Funding.<\/strong> Whether you bank in-person or online, BayCoast\u2019s knowledgeable team members are ready to assist you. To learn more, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/baycoast.bank\">baycoast.bank&nbsp;<\/a>or call 508-678-7641.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div> <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":12829,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[194],"class_list":["post-12828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsroom"],"acf":[],"featured_image_urls_v2":{"full":["https:\/\/baycoast.bank\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Emma-Pontes.png",600,298,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/baycoast.bank\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Emma-Pontes-150x150.png",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/baycoast.bank\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Emma-Pontes-300x149.png",300,149,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/baycoast.bank\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Emma-Pontes.png",600,298,false],"large":["https:\/\/baycoast.bank\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Emma-Pontes.png",600,298,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/baycoast.bank\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Emma-Pontes.png",600,298,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/baycoast.bank\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Emma-Pontes.png",600,298,false]},"post_excerpt_stackable_v2":"<p>Newsroom \u00b7 April 10, 2025 BayCoast Bank\u2019s Emma Pontes is Promoted to Vice President, Asset Liability Management and Investment Officer Please join us in congratulating Emma on her exciting new role! SWANSEA, WESTPORT, MA \u2013 BayCoast Bank, a respected community savings bank proudly serving the South Coast of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, is thrilled to announce the promotion of Emma Pontes of Westport, Massachusetts, to Vice President, Asset Liability Management and Investment Officer. She previously held the title of Assistant Vice President, Senior Financial Analyst. 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