Boston Business Leader Peter Meade to Headline 7th Annual Mt. Washington Bank Business Breakfast

Contact: Lauren Mann
Mt. Washington Bank
857-524-1155
lmann@MtWashingtonBank.com


Boston, May 4, 2006---Edward J. Merritt, President & CEO of Mt. Washington Bank is pleased to announce that Peter Meade, Executive Vice President of Corporate Affairs for Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA), will be the keynote speaker at the bank’s seventh annual Business Persons Breakfast on Tuesday, May 9, 2006 at 7:30AM at the Water’s Edge Ballroom at Bayside Exposition Center in Dorchester.

A long-standing business leader, Peter Meade has proven accomplishments straddling the state’s business, civic and political arenas. In ten years at BCBSMA, Mr. Meade has used his wide-ranging background to advocate for improving the health care system and creating greater value for patients, doctors and hospitals, and employers. Through the years, he has built lasting relationships with community groups, government officials, business and religious leaders as well as the media, and by doing so has played a significant role in the economic, political and civic life of Boston and New England.

Prior to joining BCBSMA, Meade served as President and CEO of The New England Council, and represented regional business concerns in Washington, D.C. Under his leadership, the Council was a leading voice in advancing the interests of the regional economy, creating an aviation plan for the region, and establishing programs in the transportation and defense industries. The only former President in the Council’s 80-year history to later serve as Chair, Peter Meade continues to work with the Council as a member of the Board of Directors. His extensive experience in business also includes having served as Vice President at Warner Amex Cable Communications.

In addition to his current responsibilities at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Meade serves as Chair of the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Conservancy and Co-Chairman of the MassINC Board of Directors. He sits on the Board of Directors for the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, the Anti-Defamation League of New England and The New England Council.
Limited seating is available to the public at no charge. Persons interested in reserving a seat should call Anne Mascal at 617-268-0379.

Founded in 1893, Mt. Washington Bank has stayed committed to the promise outlined in its mission statement by being "full-service independent bank, offering financial services to meet the needs of its retail and small business community. Mt. Washington recently announced the opening of its new Gallivan Boulevard branch in Dorchester, representing the Bank's fourth branch location in addition to a stand alone loan center.

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