CNC Named a "2009 Best Places to Work in Maine" Company

Camden National Corporation was recognized as one of the "2009 Best Places to Work in Maine" by The Maine State Council of the Society for Human Resources Management - 12/7/2009

CAMDEN, Maine, December 07, 2009 – Camden National Corporation was named one of the “2009 Best Places to Work in Maine” by The Maine State Council of the Society for Human Resources Management, placing 2nd in the large-company category (250 employees or more).

Camden National was recognized with this prestigious honor along with 30 other Maine-based companies at an awards banquet at the Ramada Conference Center in Lewiston on October 13, 2009. This is the second time in four years that Camden National Corporation has received this designation, having been named to the inaugural “Best Places to Work in Maine” list in 2006.

The event, endorsed by Best Companies Group, the Maine State Chamber of Commerce, Employment Times, and Mainebiz, recognizes companies that have established and consistently championed outstanding workplace environments.

“Being named one of the ‘2009 Best Places to Work in Maine’ is an honor we’re proud of at all levels of our organization,” said Greg Dufour, President and CEO of Camden National Corporation. “Our stakeholders (employees) truly care about their customers and about each other, and this is reflected in the tremendous service they provide each and every day.”

To be eligible for consideration for The Best Places to Work in Maine, a company must meet the following criteria:

• Be a for-profit or not-for-profit business or government entity

• Be a publicly or privately held business

• Have a facility in the State of Maine

• Have a minimum of 15 employees working in the State of Maine

• Have been in business a minimum of 1 year

The Best Places to Work Assessment Process includes two comprehensive components: an employer benefits & policies questionnaire and an employee engagement & satisfaction survey.

Camden National Corporation, recently ranked 11th in USBanker's 2009 list of top-performing mid-tier banks, is the holding company employing more than 400 Maine residents for two financial services companies including Camden National Bank (CNB), and Acadia Trust, N.A. Camden National Bank, named in November 2009 as the Finance Authority of Maine’s “Financial Institution of the Year,” is a full-service community bank with a network of 37 banking offices serving coastal, western, central, and eastern Maine while Acadia Trust offers investment management and fiduciary services with offices in Portland, Bangor, and Ellsworth. Located at Camden National Bank, Acadia Financial Consultants offers full-service brokerage and insurance services.