Bar Harbor Bankshares announced the selection of Curtis C. Simard as the next President and CEO of Bar Harbor Bankshares and Bar Harbor Bank & Trust. Simard's selection follows the previously-announced planned retirement of Joseph M. Murphy scheduled for the end of June, 2013. Murphy has served as the CEO of BHB since 2002.

Simard will assume his position as President and CEO of Bar Harbor Bank & Trust effective June 17, 2013 and will assume the position of President and CEO of BHB on August 10, 2013. Mr. Murphy will continue as President and CEO of BHB until August 9, 2013. Murphy has been nominated for re-election as a member of the BHB Board of Directors at the BHB Annual Meeting on May 21, 2013, and if elected, will serve until the next BHB Annual Meeting in 2014.

Simard, joins BHB from TD Bank where he most recently served as Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Corporate Banking.