Merrill Merchants elects new directors

BANGOR – Edwin N. Clift, chairman and chief executive officer of Merrill Merchants Bancshares, the parent company of Merrill Merchants Bank, has announced that John R. Graham III and Michael T. Shea were elected directors of the company at the annual meeting of shareholders held in Bangor Thursday.

Graham, who was re-elected to the board, has served as a director of the bank since 1992. He has been the owner and operator of Automatic Distributors, a privately held wholesale distributor of recreational vehicle parts and accessories, and JRG Properties, which consists of various commercial and residential rental projects, for 30 years.

Shea has served as a director of the bank since 2004. He is currently the president and chief executive officer of Webber Energy Fuels, a position he has held since 2000. He is a 30-year veteran of the petroleum industry.