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Glens Falls National Bank and Trust Company has promoted two senior officers.

Andrew Wise was promoted to the new position of chief administrative officer and Christine Snow was promoted to senior vice president, branch services.

Wise will report to the CEO and assist with the company’s overall administration, strategic planning and operational management. He joined the bank in 2016 as senior vice president of administration and has more than 25 years of operational and information technology management experience.

Wise has a bachelor’s degree from Boston University’s School of Management and is a licensed New York state insurance broker. He serves on the board of the Wesley Community and is a member of the Saratoga Springs Lions Club.

Snow will continue to manage the company’s branch network and oversee retail banking policies, products and procedures. She joined the company in 2016 as vice president of branch services, bringing more than 30 years of retail banking experience to the position.

She has a bachelor’s degree from Russell Sage College.

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