Mark R. Haranas, president of Framingham Co-operative Bank, has announced the promotion of Kimberly Sambuchi to the position of electronic banking manager.

In this newly created position, Sambuchi will manage the Bank’s “E-Branch,” a new department within the retail banking division headed by Steven Sousa, senior vice president.

Sambuchi’s areas of responsibility will encompass online banking, online bill pay and presentment, mobile banking, and online account opening. Also, ATM/debit card support management, telephone banking, telephone and online live support, and training and personnel development. Electronic banking specialists from within the Bank will support E-Branch activities.

A Framingham resident, Sambuchi joined the Bank in 2002 as a teller. She was promoted to customer service representative the following year and has served as a retail banking analyst since 2007.

She has been actively involved in Ashland High School’s Life Skills student workshops, and was honored by the Framingham School Committee in 2007 for initiating what is now an annual Patriot’s Day Essay Contest held in 10 fifth-grade classrooms in three local schools.

Sambuchi is a graduate of Framingham High School, and holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Boston University and a master of arts degree in business from Framingham State College.