Elise B. Hamann has been named director of marketing and communications at Brokers’ Service Marketing Group. more

Bruce Chretien has been promoted to plant manager of Cooley Group’s Rhode Island operations. more

Miles Hunter has been named vice president of corporate development for Narragansett Bay Insurance Co. more

Richard De Almeida has been named assistant vice president/mortgage lending at BayCoast Bank, where he will originate residential mortgage loans for customers in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. more

Kathleen Ceseretti has been named director of national accounts at the Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau. more

John Capone has been hired as senior counsel for the intellectual property team at Duffy & Sweeney. more

Jason Wessel has been appointed wine and spirits director of Gracie’s. more

Jay Farland has been named vice president, senior business lender at Bank Rhode Island. more

Jeremy Lake has joined the board of directors of the Rhode Island chapter of the American Institute of Architects. more

Caitlyn C. Welsh has been appointed business banking group assistant at Bank Newport. more