The Power 50: Edward F. Manzi Jr.
EDWARD F. MANZI JR.
Chairman & CEO
Fidelity Bank, Leominster
Residence: Groton
College: UMass Lowell
Bentley College
Fidelity Bank, with its $809 million in assets and 143 employees, has been around longer than the more broadly known Fidelity Investments – 130 years vs. 72 years – and Manzi likes to jokingly note his bank's longer track record. He may not have to make the distinction quite so often. Fidelity Bank, which Manzi has led since 1997, put its name on the Worcester Ice Center last year and expects to open its 12th branch this fall in downtown Worcester. The bank's commercial banking and municipal banking businesses have grown by nearly 50 percent in the past four years, and Fidelity has acquired the former Barre Savings Bank and Colonial Cooperative Bank into its portfolio. Under Manzi, Fidelity founded The SHINE Initiative to help those with mental illness.
What advice would you give up-and-comers? Don't be afraid to take career opportunities that put you uncomfortably over your head. It's one of the most effective ways to learn and grow.
A gourmand: I enjoy cooking. I make a few different kinds of soups and sauces and traditional Italian holiday food. I also enjoy making homemade fresh-cut French fries and have a smoker for ribs and other carnivorous items.
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Retail
Harry Kokkinis, Table Talk Pies
Steve Rotman, Rotman’s Furniture & Vystar
Ernie Herrman, TJX Cos.
Michael Dundas, Sira Naturals
Ralph Crowley Jr., Polar Corp.
Christopher Baldwin, BJ’s Wholesale Club
Amy Lynn Chase, Crompton Collective & Haberdash
Food & Culture
Robb & Madeline Ahlquist, Worcester Restaurant Group
Troy Siebels, The Hanover Theatre
Karim El-Gamal, Rail Trail Flatbread Co., New City Microcreamery, Less Than Greater Than
Eric, Sam & Jack Hendler, Jack’s Abby Brewing
Lynn Cheney, Lettuce Be Local
Sandy Dunn, DCU Center
Higher Education & Nonprofits
Ann T. Lisi, Greater Worcester Community Foundation
Rev. Philip L. Boroughs, College of the Holy Cross
Javier Cevallos, Framingham State University
Michael F. Collins, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Jill Dagilis, Worcester Community Action Council
Dr. David A. Jordan, Seven Hills Foundation
Laurie Leshin, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Corner Office
Kate Sharry, Group Benefits Strategies
Tina M. Sbrega, GFA Federal Credit Union
John C. Roche, The Hanover Insurance Group
Elaine Osgood, Atlas Travel
Michael P. Angelini, Bowdtich & Dewey
Susan Mailman, Coghlin Electrical Contractors
Edward F. Manzi Jr., Fidelity Bank
Manufacturing
Dinesh Wadhwani, ThinkLite
Ravi Vig, Allegro Microsystems
Nobuhiko Tamura, Sunovion Pharmaceuticals
Daniel McGahn, AMSC
Michael Mahoney, Boston Scientific
Jeannie Hebert, Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce
Valentin Gapontsev, IPG Photonics
Chris Coghlin, Coghlin Cos.
Health care
Kevin O’Sullivan, Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives
Kurt Isaacson, Spectrum Health Systems
Tarek Elsawy, Reliant Medical Group
Jeffrey M. Welch, Saint Vincent Hospital
Eric Dickson, UMass Memorial Health Care
Holly Chaffee, VNA Care
Richard P. Burke, Fallon Health
Economic Development
Ann K. Tripp, Opus Investment Management
Robert Walker, RA Ventures
Yvonne Spicer, City of Framingham
Cliff Rucker, Worcester Railers Hockey Club
Sherri Greene Pitcher, Fidelity Bank
Timothy P. Murray, Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce
Anthony Consigli, Consigli Construction Co.
Jennie Lee Colosi, E. T. & L. Corp.
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