SKOWHEGAN — Skowhegan Savings announces that Christopher Farmer has joined the bank as a vice president regional community banker focused on working with commercial and retail customers in the Franklin County area.

Well known to the area, Farmer most recently was the general manager, chief financial officer and in-house counsel of Saddleback Ski Resort in Rangeley.

He has an extensive background in finance and real estate. He is licensed in real estate, having held past positions as a broker for Malone Commercial Brokers and the director of operations for Cocopelli Inc.

Farmer, born in Farmington, attended Mt. Blue High School and earned his bachelor’s degree at the University of Maine in Orono. He chose to live in Russia before returning to Maine where he graduated with his juris doctor from the University of Maine School of Law. He has been a member of the Maine Bar since 1999.

Farmer lives in Rangeley with his wife and two children.

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