Brookline Bancorp, Inc. announced that William Tsonos will replace Mark Meiklejohn and become President and CEO of Bank Rhode Island. Tsonos currently serves as Executive Vice President, Commercial Lending at Bank Rhode Island. Mark J. Meiklejohn has been President and CEO of Bank Rhode Island and a member of its Board of Directors since 2012.

He joined the Bank in 2006 as Director of Commercial Banking, and in 2008 became the Bank's Chief Lending Officer. Meiklejohn came to Bank Rhode Island from Citizens Bank where he was a Senior Vice President in Middle Market Lending. He began his career at Fleet Bank in 1985.

A lifelong Rhode Island resident, Meiklejohn is active in various industry groups, including the Rhode Island Banker's Association, the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council and the Providence Foundation. He and his family live in Wakefield. Will Tsonos has been with Bank Rhode Island since 2006.

Most recently, as Executive Vice President, Commercial Lending, he has been responsible for growing the Bank's commercial loan portfolio and commercial deposits. Before joining Bank Rhode Island, he was a Senior Vice President for Middle Market Lending at Citizens Bank. Tsonos is a Governor of The Miriam Hospital Foundation and is Vice Chairman of the Woonsocket (Rhode Island) Investment Board.

He is a resident of Woonsocket.