Robert J. Granata, chairman and CEO of Stamford-based First County Bank. Image courtesy of First County Bank.

Stamford-based First County Bank has a new top leadership team.

FCB’s board of directors promoted Robert J. Granata to chairman and CEO and Willard M. Miley to president and chief operating officer, effective Aug. 1.

The promotions conclude a planned transition which was made public with the announced retirement of Reyno A. Giallongo Jr. as chairman and CEO.

“We send our heartfelt congratulations to Mr. Giallongo as he embarks on new adventures, while also looking back with gratitude for his dedication and service to the customers and employees of First County Bank, as well as the greater Fairfield County community,” Granata said in a statement.

Granata joined First County Bank in 2007, and has been president and COO since 2014. He was recently named to the bank’s board of directors.

“I am excited to lead this organization, continuing the goal of being an independent mutual bank committed to helping individuals and businesses meet their financial goals within the markets we serve,” Granata said.

Granata is a member of on the boards of directors of the Fairfield County Hospice House, the Ferguson Library, the Mill River Park Collaborative, the Business Council of Fairfield County and Stamford’s Downtown Special Services District. A graduate of the New England School of Banking at Fairfield University, Granata currently lives in Trumbull with his wife and four sons.

Miley started his First County Bank career in 2002 and was most recently promoted to executive vice president of its retail banking division. He is a member of the boards of directors for the Stamford Public Education Foundation and the Housing Development Fund Inc. Miley is also a graduate of the National School of Banking at Fairfield University and the Connecticut School of Finance and Management.