Berkshire Hills Bancorp, the Massachusetts-based financial services firm, has named J Williar Dunlaevy and Barton Raser as directors of the company and its wholly-owned subsidiary Berkshire Bank. 

Dunlaevy was previously the chairman and chief executive of Legacy Bancorp and Legacy Banks. He also used to be a director of the Depositors Insurance Fund, Massachusetts Bankers Association, and Savings Bank Life Insurance Company of Massachusetts. Raser, the vice president and co-owner of Carr Hardware, previously served as director of Legacy and serves on the board of the Berkshire Chamber of Commerce.

The news comes alongside the retirement of Corydon Thurston as director of Berkshire Hills and Berkshire Bank, and the appointment of Patrick Sullivan as executive vice president of commercial banking and wealth management. Sullivan was most recently the president and CEO of Legacy Banks. 

Berkshire officially acquired the operations of Legacy in 21 July 2011. 

Dunlaevy's term will expire in May 2013. Raser will serve the remainder of Thurston's term that expires May 2012.