GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Southern Berkshire Chamber of Commerce announces this year's Business Person of the Year: Chuck Leach, President, and CEO of Lee Bank. 

 

A non-board nominations committee reviewed dozens of submissions from the business community and general public.

 

Chuck Leach has been President and CEO of Lee Bank since 2015; his experience in banking, investing and wealth management stretches back to 1999. He previously worked as a Portfolio Manager and Senior Vice President of Wealth Management and Chief Investment Officer at Berkshire Bank Wealth Management (2007-2015) and, prior to that, was Vice President/Senior Portfolio Manager at TD Bank Wealth Management Group (2002-2007).

 

He was Vice President of the Gilder Technology Group and the Telecosm Fund from 1999-2002. Active in many community organizations, Leach is currently a Board Member and Treasurer of CHP Berkshires, a Trustee of Downtown Pittsfield, Inc., and a Board Member of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, South County Fund. He and his wife, Leigh, have two children and they reside in Lee.

The Southern Berkshire Chamber promotes business prosperity and a healthy, inclusive

 

The Business Person of the Year celebration in Leach's honor is on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023, 5:00pm, at Catamount Mountain Resort, 17 Nicholson Road, Southern Egremont, MA. All community members are invited. 

 

Tickets are $70/ person and are available now through the Southern Berkshire Chamber's Business Office. Event sponsorships are available at $1,000 and $275 levels. Call 413-528-4284 or register online: www.southernberkshirechamber.com