Company Salon In Saratoga Springs Adds Work Stations, Changes Atmosphere, Decor

and is a member of the American Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association, and the Saratoga County Bar Association.

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Arrow Financial Corp. announced the appointment of Penko Ivanov, CPA, MBA, as chief fi nancial officer, executive vice president, treasurer and chief accounting officer of Arrow and its two subsidiary banks, Glens Falls National Bank and Trust Co. and Saratoga National Bank and Trust Co., as well as its insurance subsidiary, Upstate Agency LLC.

As CFO, Ivanov will be responsible for planning and management of all fi nance, treasury and accounting functions for Arrow, which reported $3.97 billion in assets as of Dec. 31.

He will be based in the company’s Glens Falls headquarters.

Ivanov most recently served as executive vice president and chief fi nancial officer of Bankwell Financial Group Inc. in New Canaan, Conn. Prior to that, he worked in various fi nance positions for Doral Bank, General Electric Co. and PepsiCo Inc. He began his career with Ernst & Young GmbH in Munich, Germany.

Ivanov holds his MBA, and bachelor degrees in both accounting and fi nance with a minor in economics from the University of South Florida in Tampa.

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BY JILL NAGY

Company Salon and Spa in Saratoga Springs has undergone changes.

After nearly 20 years in Saratoga, Brandon Scott opened his own business in 2020, before the COVID-19 shutdown.

“To survive the shutdown as well as we did was really a blessing,” he said. Scott survived a two-month bout with COVID-19 but is now well and back at work.

The salon now has four additional workstations. He explained that while the salon is no larger than before, the working floor area expanded by opening up space previously used for storage.

The new stations he created came from Italy and are in sleek “Italian industrial” style. He described them as “beautiful ovals” with lights around the edges and nice finishes. The walls are covered with wallpaper designed by Italian decorator Roberto Cavalli. New shampoo sinks allow customers to lean back, put their feet up, and enjoy an “air massage, a very nice comfortable massage,” while washing their hair.

Scott’s salon no longer offers spa services, and he plans to change the name to Company Salon and concentrate on the hair and make-up services the business offers.

Scott is looking for additional hair stylists to fill the new booths, Company Salon is open seven days a week by appointment only. The telephone number is 518-937-3075. The website is thecompanysalonandspa.com.