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Kim Syrop Recognized as New Leader in Banking

WATERBURY, Conn., January 29, 2015- Webster Bank announced that Kim Syrop, senior vice president, director of fraud and loss management, has received the New Leaders in Banking Award from the Connecticut Bankers Association. Syrop is one of 14 recipients honored at a special awards dinner on January 22 at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn., and who will also be featured in the next issue of Connecticut Banking magazine.
At Webster, Syrop has oversight of fraud prevention strategies and operations, exception and return processing, wire and ACH operations, service of process, and other operations throughout the bank's northeast footprint. She has been instrumental in leading the bank's fraud prevention team and has spearheaded a year-long initiative to raise awareness about financial exploitation of the elderly.
A resident of Orange, Conn., Syrop has 20 years of banking experience. Last year, she was named Investigator of the Year by the Connecticut Chapter of the International Association of Financial Crime Investigators (IAFCI); and served as co-chair of Webster's record-setting Employee United Way Campaign.
"Kim lives up to her customers and community every day," said Tim Bergstrom, regional president for Greater Hartford at Webster Bank. "Every day, she demonstrates leadership and the importance of teamwork, and we congratulate her on this achievement."
Webster Bank is a leading regional bank serving businesses and consumers in the northeast.

Photo (l-r): Jeff Klaus, regional president Connecticut; Kim Syrop, senior vice president, director of fraud and loss management; and Tim Bergstrom, regional president Greater Hartford.

About Webster

Webster Financial Corporation is the holding company for Webster Bank, N.A. With $22.5 billion in assets, Webster provides business and consumer banking, mortgages, private banking, trust and investment services through 164 banking offices; 313 ATMs; telephone banking; mobile banking; and the Internet. Webster Bank owns the asset based lending firm Webster Business Credit Corporation; the equ ipment 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

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