Mr. O Brien, 70, is a certified public accountant and, for at least the last five years, has been owner and President of O Brien, Riley and Ryan, a CPA firm located in Braintree, Massachusetts. Mr. O Brien is also the manager of Advanced Planning Consultants, LLC, a financial services company. Mr. O Brien is also a practicing attorney. Mr. O Brien previously served as a director and member of the audit committee of Benjamin Franklin Bancorp, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary Benjamin Franklin Bank until 2009, when Benjamin Franklin Bancorp, Inc. was merged with and into the Company. Mr. O Brien also previously served as a director of Chart Bank until it was merged with and into Benjamin Franklin Bank, and served as chair of the Chart Bank audit committee. Mr. O Brien has served as a director of the Company and of Rockland Trust since 2009. Skills and Qualifications: The Board and the Nominating Committee have determined that Mr. O Brien is qualified to serve as a director based upon his prior service as a director of the Company and of Rockland Trust, his mature business judgment, his inquisitive and objective perspective, his familiarity with the communities that Rockland Trust serves, his prior service as a director of other banks, and his designation as a certified public accountant.