David B. Smith CFA — Senior Vice President & Chief Investment Officer of Rockland Trust Company at Independent Bank

Mr. David B. Smith, CFA, serves as the Chief Investment Officer, Senior Portfolio Manager and Senior Vice President at Bright Rock Capital Management LLC and was a Senior Portfolio Manager. Mr. Smith has been the Chief Investment Officer and Managing Director of Rockland Trust Company since 2005. Mr. Smith is responsible for the oversight and direction of the investment management group. He is involved in performing research and setting investment policy, as well as managing client portfolios. Prior to this, Mr. Smith was a Founding Partner, Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager at Mellon Growth Advisors. He has also served at State Street Global Advisors in its global fundamental strategies group and Managing Director of Real Estate Securities at the Tuckerman Group. Mr. Smith has worked in the investment management field since 1990. He serves on the SSgA Advisory Council and the Advisory Board for the Finance Programs at the Sawyer School of Management at Suffolk University, the Cardinal Cushing / St. Coletta's School Board of Directors and the South Shore Chamber Board. Mr. Smith is a member of the CFA Institute and the Boston Security Analysts Society. Mr. Smith is a Chartered Financial Analyst and holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Massachusetts/Amherst and a M.S. in Finance from the Sawyer School of Management at Suffolk University.