BRIAN N. HAMEL, Managing Partner

BRIAN N. HAMEL, Managing Partner

PARTNER

Phone: (207) 764-3302
Toll Free: (888) 377-9373
Fax: (207) 764-3304
Mobile Phone: (207) 768-1158
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After joining Thompson Associates in April 2005, on January 1, 2007, Brian became an equity partner in the newly formed entity of Thompson-Hamel, LLC.  In April 2009, Brian became Managing Partner of the firm. Brian is a Series 7 Registered Representative and a licensed Life & Health Insurance Producer, providing clients with estate planning, investment and insurance services. Brian's professional affiliations and accomplishments include Million Dollar Roundtable (MDRT) for 5 years and National Quality Award for 1 year.

Prior to becoming a partner in Thompson-Hamel, LLC, Brian provided consulting services through Hamel Enterprises, LLC, a full service consulting firm advising clients in the fields economic development, business attraction, base closure redevelopment, and business consulting matters.  In addition, Brian was the President & CEO of the Loring Development Authority of Maine (LDA), and oversaw the development of the Loring Commerce Centre in Limestone, Maine from the LDA’s inception in 1994 until April 2005.  Due in large part to the efforts of Brian and his team, the former Loring Air Force Base has been transformed into a vibrant economic engine, bringing much-needed jobs to northern Maine.

In recognition of his accomplishments, Brian has been honored as Developer of the Year by the National Association of Installation Developers in Washington, D.C., as the State of Maine's Champion for Economic Growth by the Maine Development Foundation, as the Citizen of the Year by the Presque Isle, Maine Chamber of Commerce, as a Paul Harris Fellow by the Presque Isle Rotary Club and a member of the Million Dollar Roundtable (MDRT).

Brian has amassed 31 years of broad-based business knowledge during his career, including his experiences at Thompson-Hamel, LLC, in base closure development in Maine and New Hampshire, as an executive for a manufacturing conglomerate in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) at one of the world’s largest international accounting firms in Boston, Massachusetts. He graduated Cum Laude from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 1980 with a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration.

Brian’s contributions to public service currently include his role as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Maine Winter Sports Center, Board of Director member of Bangor Hydro Electric Company and Maine & Maritimes Corporation, Chairman of the Board of the Northern Maine Community College’s Foundation Executive Board, a Board of Director Member of the Maine Community Foundation, and is a newly appointed Head Basketball Coach for the Special Olympics - Aroostook County Chapter.

Brian’s past service has included being a Board of Director member of the Presque Isle Rotary Club, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Maine Community College System, Board member of the National Association of Installation Developers, Moderator of the Presque Isle Congregational Church, Board member of the University of Maine at Presque Isle's Board of Visitors and Foundation, Corporator at The Aroostook Medical Center, mentor in the Central Aroostook County Mentoring Program‚ and he was a general election candidate for U.S. Congress in Maine’s Second District in 2004.

Brian and his wife, Gail, reside in Presque Isle, Maine, have been married for 31 years, and are the proud parents of three daughters, Natalie, Abby and Molly, and grandparents to Annabelle and Owen. Brian enjoys spending time with his family, camping, hiking, running (11 marathons, including 7 Boston Marathons), biking, golfing, skiing, traveling, and playing cribbage.  Brian is also an avid fan of the Boston Red Sox, Boston Celtics, New England Patriots, and the Boston Bruins!