WESTERN NEW ENGLAND BANCORP, INC. (NASDAQ:WNEB) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

Item5.02.

On June 27, 2017, Christos A. Tapases, a member of the Board of
Directors (the Board) of Western New England Bancorp, Inc. (the
Company) and Westfield Bank (the Bank) since 2013, was named by
fellow directors Chairman of the Board of the Company and the
Bank, effective as of the Companys 2018 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders (the 2018 Annual Meeting).

Donald A. Williams has been chairman since 2005 and will retire
from the Board at the 2018 Annual Meeting.

Mr. Tapases is a Principal at Corbin Tapases, P.C., and has been
practicing public accounting since 1982. He joined the firm in
1984 after gaining valuable experience with Arthur Andersen Co.
Mr. Tapases has been a certified public accountant since 1987 and
is also the Plans and Training Officer for the City of Westfield
Emergency Management Agency. Mr. Tapases received a Bachelor of
Science in Business Administration from American International
College.

A copy of the Companys press release dated June 30, 2017
announcing the election of Mr. Tapases as Chairman of the Board
effective as of the Companys 2018 Annual Meeting is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

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About WESTERN NEW ENGLAND BANCORP, INC. (NASDAQ:WNEB)

Western New England Bancorp, Inc., formerly Westfield Financial, Inc., is a Massachusetts-chartered stock holding company. The Company serves as a holding company for Westfield Bank (the Bank). It is a provider of banking products and services to business organizations and individuals, including products such as residential and commercial loans, consumer loans and a variety of deposit products. It focuses on residential real estate lending, as well as servicing commercial customers, including commercial and industrial lending and commercial deposit relationships. In addition, it provides online banking services. It operates through over 21 banking offices located in Agawam, Chicopee, East Longmeadow, Feeding Hills, Holyoke, Ludlow, Southwick, Springfield, Ware, West Springfield and Westfield, Massachusetts, and Granby and Enfield, Connecticut. It also has over 10 automated teller machine (ATM) locations in Holyoke, Southwick, Springfield, West Springfield and Westfield, Massachusetts.