Webster Financial : Kara Williams Promoted to SVP at Webster
November 14, 2014 at 04:39 pm EST
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Kara Williams Promoted to SVP at Webster
WATERBURY, Conn., November 14, 2014 - Webster Bank today announced the promotion of
Kara Williams to senior vice president and director of Internal Audit.
Williams joined Webster in 2012 from PricewaterhouseCoopers, where her last position was senior manager in its Northeast Assurance practice. At Webster, Williams oversees IA's coverage of
several groups including the chief financial officer's group and HSA Bank, but now will also oversee the growing importance of IA's involvement in pre- and post-implementation projects and the annual risk assessment and planning process.
A Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Williams is a member of the American Institute of CPAs and the Connecticut Society of CPAs. She is based in Cheshire, Conn.
A resident of Middletown, Williams is active in her community. She earned her Masters in Accounting, Bachelor of Science in Accounting and minor in Mathematics from the University of Connecticut.
Webster Bank is a leading regional bank serving businesses and consumers in the northeast.
About Webster
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Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE: WBS) is the holding company for Webster Bank, N.A. With $22 billion in assets, Webster provides business and consumer banking, mortgages, private banking, trust and investment services through 165 banking offices; 311 ATMs; telephone banking; mobile banking; and the Internet. Webster Bank owns the asset based lending firm Webster Business Credit Corporation; the equipment finance firm Webster Capital Finance Corporation; and provides health savings account trustee and administrative services
through HSA Bank, a division of Webster Bank. Member FDIC and equal housing lender. For more information about Webster, including past press releases and the latest annual report, visit the Webster website at www.websterbank.comor follow us on LinkedIn http://linkedin.com/company/webster-bankand Twitter https://twitter.com/WebsterBank.
Webster Financial Corporation is the holding company for Webster Bank, N.A. and its HSA Bank division. The Company's segments include Commercial Banking, HSA Bank, and Consumer Banking. The Commercial Banking segment serves businesses with more than two million dollars of revenue through its commercial real estate and equipment finance, business banking, asset-based lending and commercial services, private banking, treasury management and other business units. The HSA Bank segment offers a comprehensive consumer-directed employee benefit and healthcare solution that includes health savings accounts, health reimbursement arrangements, flexible spending accounts, and commuter benefits. The Consumer Banking segment operates a distribution network, throughout southern New England and the New York metro and suburban markets, that comprises approximately 198 banking centers and 349 automated teller machines, a customer care center and a full range of Web and mobile-based banking services.