Camden National Corporation Names New Chief Financial Officer

Deborah A. Jordan to Join Camden National Corporation as CFO
CAMDEN, Maine--(Business Wire)--
Robert W. Daigle, president and chief executive officer of Camden
National Corporation (NASDAQ: CAC; the "Company"), announced that
Deborah A. Jordan, CPA, 42, will join the Company as senior vice
president, chief financial officer, and principal financial and
accounting officer, effective September 1, 2008. Jordan will oversee
the finance, accounting, budgeting, treasury, and investor relations
functions for the Company.

Jordan was previously executive vice president and chief financial
officer of Merrill Merchants Bancshares, Inc. (Merrill) based in
Bangor, Maine, prior to its acquisition by Chittenden Corporation and
People's United Financial, Inc. Jordan presently oversees a number of
financial and administrative functions at Merrill.

"With more than 20 years of experience in banking and financial
management roles, Debbie brings considerable expertise in leading the
financial function of a publicly traded community bank," stated
Daigle. "As a Certified Public Accountant, Debbie has a proven track
record in financial reporting as well as strategic financial
management of an organization. Her background will allow her to work
with all of our major corporate constituencies to innovate financial
management strategies, operating processes and performance measurement
practices."

During her tenure at Merrill, Jordan had oversight for the bank's
initial public offering, operating systems conversion, and acquisition
negotiations as well as other administrative functions. Prior to
joining Merrill, Jordan was an audit manager with Arthur Andersen's
Boston office.

"I look forward to joining Camden National Corporation and being
part of its senior management team," said Jordan.

A native of Maine, Jordan received a Bachelor of Science degree in
Accounting from Husson College and an Associates degree in Business
Management from Eastern Maine Community College. She is a member of
the Maine State Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Jordan currently serves as a board member with Eastern Maine
Community College Foundation, an organizer of Camp Capella, Inc. and a
finance committee member for the Bangor Public Library.

Jordan and her husband, Bruce, have a son. The family will
relocate to the Midcoast area in the fall.

Camden National Corporation, ranked in the top 20 in US Banker's
2008 list of top-performing mid-tier banks, headquartered in Camden,
Maine, and listed on the NASDAQ(R) Global Select Market ("NASDAQ")
under the symbol CAC, is the holding company employing 440 Maine
residents for two financial services companies, including Camden
National Bank (CNB), a full-service community bank with a network of
37 banking offices serving coastal, western, central, and eastern
Maine, and Acadia Trust, N.A., offering investment management and
fiduciary services with offices in Portland, Bangor, and Ellsworth.
Acadia Financial Consultants is a division of CNB, offering
full-service brokerage services.

Camden National Corporation
Suzanne Brightbill, 207-230-2120
Public Relations Officer
sbrightbill@camdennational.com

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