Patricia (Tricia) Natale is the General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Rockland Trust and its parent bank holding company, Independent Bank Corp. Tricia oversees the Company’s legal activities. She began at Rockland Trust in 2016. Prior to her appointment as General Counsel, Tricia served as Deputy General Counsel. Before joining the organization, Tricia served as a senior member of the legal teams at two different public companies. She began her legal career at Bingham, Dana & Gould LLP (now Morgan Lewis) in the corporate and transactional group. Tricia received her B.A. in English, summa cum laude, from the University of Massachusetts/Boston and her J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
David is the Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer at Rockland Trust and is responsible for the oversight and direction of the Investment Management Group. In this capacity, Mr. Smith is involved in performing research and setting investment policy, as well as managing client portfolios.
David has worked in the investment management field since 1990. Prior to joining Rockland Trust, Mr. Smith was a founding partner, Senior Vice President and a Senior Portfolio Manager of Mellon Growth Advisors (MGA), a subsidiary of Mellon Financial Corporation where he was the lead portfolio manager for the MGA Small Cap Growth, MGA Small/Mid Cap Growth, and MGA Mid Cap Growth strategies. His experience also includes State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) where he led the US Small/Mid Cap Growth strategies in its Global Fundamental Strategies group, and managing director of real estate securities at the Tuckerman Group, a real estate subsidiary of SSgA.
David serves on the Advisory Board for the Finance Programs at the Sawyer School of Management at Suffolk University, the South Shore Chamber Investment Committee, and the Finance Committee of the Diocese of Fall River. David is a member of the Board of Directors of the Cape and Islands United Way and serves on the Board of Advisors for Cardinal Cushing Centers. He also volunteers for the Finance Committee at Nativity Preparatory School of Boston. He resides in Falmouth with his family.
As the Director of Banking Operations, Digital Operations, and Enterprise Project Management at Rockland Trust, Debra Smith oversees numerous lines of business including: Deposit Operations (Electronic Banking, Wire Operations, Item and
Account Processing), Branch Operations, Digital Operations, BSA/Fraud Financial Crimes Unit, the Business Analyst Team (Deposit and Loans) and the Enterprise Project Management Office. She joined Rockland trust in 2012 as the Director of Deposit Operations and Contact Center Operations. Before joining Rockland Trust, Deb served as Executive Vice President and BSA (Bank Secrecy Act) Officer for First National Bank of Texas, a $1.5 billion institution headquartered in Killeen, Texas. Previously she held various senior leadership roles at Sovereign Bank and BankBoston. Deb holds an Associate degree in Management from Newbury College in Brookline, MA, and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree from Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy, MA. She supports our community through participation in United Way, and other non-profit organizations.
Alastair Ironside serves as the Chief Marketing Officer for Rockland Trust. Alastair is responsible for continuing to build a strong and distinct brand for the company while developing marketing strategies to earn new customer relationships and strengthen existing customer relationships. He is also the President and Chair of the Rockland Trust Charitable Foundation. Prior to joining Rockland Trust, Alastair co-led the global internal strategy consulting group at Liberty Mutual Insurance, focusing on corporate strategy and research. In addition to this, he has over 25 years of experience in the banking industry previously working at Bank of America, Citizens Financial Group, FleetBoston Financial, Signet Banking Corporation and Barclays Bank. Alastair received his B.A. in Law and Modern Languages from Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge in England.
Kathryn O’Malley is the Senior Vice President, Chief Credit Officer at Rockland Trust. Kathryn oversees credit risk management, loan structuring, approval, work out, appraisal, and environmental risk mitigation for the organization. Kathryn joined the Bank in September of 2009. Prior to that, she spent nine years as an independent consultant completing commercial loan structuring and analysis for regional banks. Additionally, she worked for over a decade in the commercial banking division of BankBoston, and subsequently U.S. Trust. Kathryn received her Masters of Finance from Boston College and B.A in Mathematics and Economics from Wheaton College.
James Rizzo is Rockland Trust’s Chief Commercial Banking Officer. He is responsible for leading the Company's commercial loan generation strategies. Before being appointed to the Bank’s Executive Leadership Team, James was Senior Vice President, Regional Commercial Banking Manager managing the lending and sales activities for a large group of commercial lenders covering south and north of Boston, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. He joined Rockland Trust after it acquired Slade’s Ferry Bank, where he served as Chief Lending Officer in 2008. Prior to that, James worked as a Senior Vice President of Bank of America for over 17 years. He earned his B.A. in Finance from Rhode Island College.
Lee Powlus serves as the Chief Technology and Operations Officer at Rockland Trust. Lee is responsible for leveraging his in-depth experience and business acumen to lead Rockland Trust’s technology, operations, data security, project management, and knowledge management strategies. Prior to joining Rockland Trust, Lee served as the Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer at People’s United Bank, a $65 billion community-based regional bank headquartered in Connecticut which was acquired by M&T Bank. At People’s, Lee oversaw all operational and technical aspects of the company including technology, operations, information/cyber security, project management, digital, and real estate services.. During that time, Lee focused on building critical infrastructure to support strategic innovation while ensuring platforms and services operated safely and securely. Prior to his work at People’s, he led the Information Technology team at Chittenden Corporation, an $8 billion commercial bank in Vermont. Lee earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Management and Operations as well as his Master of Business Administration from the University of Vermont.
