Dave Mansfield, CEO of The Provident Bank, announced that Joe Reilly has been elected Chairman of the Board of The Provident Bank and Provident Bancorp, Inc. Reilly co-founded Centrix Bank in 1999 and served as CEO until 2014. Reilly became the Eastern Bank Regional President. He retired in December 2017. Prior to co-founding Centrix Bank, Reilly was Chief Operating Officer and Senior Lending Officer at Centerpoint Bank. When Centerpoint Bank was acquired, Reilly assumed a senior management position as Senior Vice President of Commercial Banking with Bank of New Hampshire. He also worked in various roles at Fleet Bank for twelve years.