 BOSTON, May 18, 2021 PRNewswire -- Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. NYSE: BHLB, the parent company of Berkshire Bank, a purpose-driven community bank with locations primarily in New England and New York, today announced Berkshires Exciting Strategic Transformation BEST, its plan to improve the customer experience, deliver profitable growth, enhance stakeholder value and strengthen its community impact. We want to get better before we get bigger and Im confident that our collective actions through BEST will move our company forward with the passion, resolve and confidence to prove that Berkshires purpose-driven community-dedicated banking will enhance value for all our stakeholders, stated Nitin Mhatre, CEO of Berkshire. 