Danbury-based Union Savings Bank has announced that a former Salisbury Bank executive has joined its wealth management team.

USB said Kimberly Downey is now the bank’s vice president, trust officer and fiduciary advisor. Downey has 15 years of wealth management experience, and was a vice president, senior fiduciary officer for Salisbury Bank. Salisbury is now merged with Norwich, NY-based NBT Bank.

Downey is responsible for providing wealth management services to USB customers. Some of Downey’s areas of coverage include trust administration and estate planning, probate estates, investment management, IRA accounts among others. She is also responsible for managing the client experience, maximizing retention, as well as new business development through wealth planning, internal and external referrals, and other activities.

“Kim is an excellent addition to our wealth management team. Her in-depth knowledge regarding retirement planning, trust administration and estate settlement, as well as her ability to maintain and expand relationships with high-net-worth clientele aligns perfectly with our approach and the growing needs at USB,” Rick Judd, USB’s executive vice president for wealth management and branch banking, said in a statement.

Downey has held several positions in Salisbury in wealth management including trust administration officer, assistant vice president, trust officer and vice president and trust officer.

USB is a $3 billion mutual bank servicing mainly the western Connecticut market, with 25 offices.