John Watt will step down as president and CEO of NBT Bancorp later this year. John Watt, who has led the $13.3 billion-asset NBT Bancorp in Norwich, New York, as president and CEO since 2016, ...

NBT Bancorp Chairman Martin A. Dietrich, left, and President and CEO John H. Watt Jr. ring the NASDAQ opening bell on Monday, Dec. 19, 2016.

John H. Watt Jr. never intended on a career in banking, but his path to president and CEO of NBT Bancorp taught him an important lesson: “Life is not a straight line.” Watt grew up in suburban ...