Peoples Financial Services Corp. announced that Scott A. Seasock, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer is no longer serving as the company's principal financial officer and principal accounting officer. Mr. Seasock will be pursuing other business and professional interests.

However, Mr. Seasock is expected to remain employed with the company through May 8, 2016. The Company is conducting a search for a new Chief Financial Officer and, effective April 8, 2016, appointed John R. Anderson III, Vice President, Planning /Statistical Analysis Officer of the Company's banking subsidiary, Peoples Security Bank and Trust Company (the Bank), to serve in an interim capacity as the Company's principal financial officer and principal accounting officer.