On Aug. 19, Karen Rojeski tendered a notice of her retirement as Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer of Patriot Bank, N.A., a wholly owned subsidiary of Patriot National Bancorp, Inc. effective Sept. 2, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Rojeski's executive functions will be handled on an interim basis by Robert Russell, CEO and President, and by Joseph D. Perillo, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President; and non-executive functions will be overseen on an interim basis by Patrick Trombley, Senior Vice President and Head of Commercial and Industrial Lending at Patriot Bank, until a search for Rojeski's permanent replacement is completed.

Trombly, 53, joined Patriot Bank in 2021, bringing over 25 years of experience in credit, underwriting, commercial lending and asset recovery with banks and commercial real estate firms, including Citi, Santander and Axos Bank. He holds a bachelor's degree from Holy Cross and a JD earned at Suffolk University Law School.