People on the Move: BankNewport, City Council and RWU Announce Appointments
Thursday, February 09, 2023
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BankNewport Names Oscar Joaquim as New President of OceanPoint Marine Lending
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BankNewport is pleased to announce that Oscar Joaquim has been named president of OceanPoint Marine Lending (OPML), a division of BankNewport. In his new role, Joaquim will be responsible for the marine lending division.
“Founded and headquartered in the ‘City by the Sea,’ it should come as no surprise that the marine industry is one that is important to many of our customers,” said Jack Murphy, President and CEO, BankNewport. “We are thrilled that Oscar will take the reins of OceanPoint Marine Lending and continue its superior level of service to our marine customers locally and around the country.”
Prior to joining BankNewport, Joaquim worked at Citizens Bank for nearly three decades in the auto finance division, most recently as senior vice president, national sales manager. Prior to that, he was senior vice president, product and strategy and served as senior vice president, national credit manager.
A division of BankNewport since 2019, OPML is the boat buyer’s best choice for marine financing services, offering innovative and flexible consumer marine and recreational vehicle financing programs. Through a team of seasoned marine finance specialists with experience encompassing yacht and boat financing, OPML offers customers one of the largest networks of quality bank lenders in the marine industry and the most competitive financing options, whether they are purchasing a new or used boat, or refinancing an existing loan.
OPML’s business growth and expansion strategy has included a continued investment in digital, leading the industry with a fully automated loan application process. “OceanPoint Marine Lending signifies a continued investment in our business and a commitment to delivering an even stronger marine financing experience,” Murphy continued. “With Oscar’s leadership, we’re excited by the growth opportunities to deepen relationships with our customers and offer specialized lending services in New England and along the entire East Coast to Florida.”
Kristina Brown Named Director of Policy and Research for Providence City Council
Providence City council announced the hiring of Kristina Brown as the council’s new Director of Policy and Research. Brown most recently served as Program Officer of Housing and Economic Policy for the United Way of Rhode Island and was the organizational expert on housing, land use, and economic policy. Prior to the United Way, Brown served as a Senior Policy Analyst at HousingWorks RI.
"It is an honor to be selected as the next Director of Policy for the Providence City Council and serve the Council in advancing the common good of Providence residents through sound public policy,” said Brown.
RWU Appoints Diya Das as Dean of the School of Business
Roger Williams University has selected Diya Das, an expert in human resource management, organizational behavior and international business, as the next Dean of the Mario J. Gabelli School of Business (GSB), charged with guiding the implementation of the business school’s leadership as it expands its reach into blue economy innovation, real estate and entrepreneurship.
Das comes to RWU most recently serving as Associate Dean of Bryant University’s College of Business, where she helped develop and launch new graduate programs in data science, business analytics, taxation and a certificate in innovative healthcare leadership, while also advancing recognition of its MBA program. She served as department chair of the management program for four years before becoming the Associate Dean. At Bryant, she played an integral role in the strategic planning for the business school’s accreditation process, co-chaired the university’s Vision 2030 strategic planning committee of corporate partnerships and lifelong learning, co-chaired the steering committee that revised the university’s general education curriculum, and created new programs that focused on outcomes and student life on campus for graduate students.
“Dr. Das is a respected academic leader who has extensively studied leadership excellence and bringing out the greatness and talents of employees. She will bring vision and a new energy to the Mario J. Gabelli School of Business,” said RWU President Ioannis N. Miaoulis. “Dr. Das takes the helm at an exciting moment for the university, as we implement an interdisciplinary approach to education across our eight schools of study that connects research, community engagement and real-world learning in our leadership in the blue economy and coastal resiliency, real estate, entrepreneurship and innovation.”
The business school will play a central role in the university’s new Real Estate program and the development of integrated programming and collaborative research on marine and coastal economies, sustainability strategies, and innovation, entrepreneurship and leadership. RWU's interdisciplinary business education equips our graduates with real-world industry expertise and solution-driven business acumen to navigate the interconnected global marketplace and workforce, with a knowledge and appreciation of the intersection of profit, policy, sustainability, and social and environmental justice.
“I am so thrilled to welcome Dr. Das to our academic leadership team. She is an accomplished scholar and teacher with a track record of program innovations,” said RWU Provost Margaret Everett. “Her experience with international programming and graduate education are especially valuable as we seek to expand the reach of RWU.”
Das, who was selected through a national search, will begin serving as RWU’s business school dean on June 1.
“I am very honored to join Roger Williams University as the next Dean of the Mario J. Gabelli School of Business. The university is moving towards an amazing future under the vision and leadership of President Miaoulis and Provost Everett especially with an institution-wide focus on environmental and social justice,” Das said. “I am most excited about the amazing opportunities that exist in GSB to build on its strengths, create new interdisciplinary programs and design effective learning experiences for students. I look forward to working with the distinguished faculty, staff, students, Dean’s Council members, and alumni of the school towards developing a strategic new direction for GSB.”
Das received a Ph.D. in management from Syracuse University, a Master’s in Human Resource and Organizational Development from the Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, and Bachelor’s in Sociology from Presidency College, University of Calcutta. Currently she serves on the steering committee of the Women Administrators in Management Education for AACSB. She was a visiting faculty in the International Business program at Aalto University in Finland from 2015 to 2020. She has served on the Equal Pay Task Force for the City of Providence from 2017-2020. Additionally, she received the Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award and Outstanding Service Award at Bryant University.
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