Camden National appoints Simon Griffiths to succeed CEO Dufour at yearend

Camden National appointed Simon Griffiths as the successor to current President and CEO Gregory Dufour, effective December 31, 2023. Griffiths will join Camden National on or around November 20, 2023, as Executive VP & COO. He will become President and CEO of Camden National, as well as a member of the Board of Directors of each organization, effective January 1, 2024. Dufour will remain with Camden National as an advisor for several months following his retirement on December 31, 2023. Griffiths most recently served as Executive VP – Head of Core Banking at Citizens Bank. He joined Citizens Bank in 2015 from Santander Bank, where he served as Executive VP, Managing Director Retail Network. Griffiths started his banking career at Washington Mutual Bank in 2002, which was acquired by JP Morgan Chase in 2008. He became a board member of Invest in Girls in 2019, which merged with the Council for Economic Education, where he now serves on the Invest in Girls Program Advisory Committee and actively volunteers with Minds Matter.