Brookline Bancorp, Inc. announced that its board of directors approved an increase in the number of members of its board of directors to 14 members and appointed John M. Pereira as a director to fill the vacancy created by that action. Mr. Pereira is President of Combined Properties, Inc. Prior to joining Combined Properties, Mr. Pereira was a partner with the law firm of Sherin and Lodgen in Boston. Mr. Pereira is active in the community, serving as a director for Triangle, Inc., and as member of the development committee for Mystic Valley Elder Services.

He is a registered real estate broker and is a member of the Greater Boston Real Estate Board. He is also a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association, National Association of Office and Industrial Properties, Real Estate Finance Association, Chelsea Boys and Girls Club Breakfast Club, and the Chelsea, Malden, Medford, and North Shore Chambers of Commerce. Mr. Pereira joined the board of directors of Brookline Bank in March 2015.