Sarah Barr, 203-578-2287 Terry Mangan, 203-578-2318 sbarr@websterbank.com tmangan@websterbank.com
Webster Private Bank Welcomes New Head of Lending Solutions
WATERBURY, Conn., April 11, 2014 - Webster Private Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Peter N. Russell as senior vice president, Director of Private Bank Lending. Based in Stamford, Conn., Russell will report to Dan FitzPatrick, executive vice president and head of Webster Private Bank. In this newly created position, Russell will be responsible for leading a team of Private Bank lending professionals in identifying and meeting the credit needs of its high net worth clientele. Webster Private Bank, a division of Webster Bank, N.A., provides premium banking and customized lending, investment management, fiduciary, and planning advisory services to individuals, families, and charitable entities with at least $1 million in investable assets. Webster Bank is a leading regional bank serving business and consumers from metro New York City to Boston, Mass.
"We are very excited to welcome Peter to our growing team of highly experienced private banking professionals," said FitzPatrick. "His skill set and personal leadership abilities will be extremely important to our success in driving Webster Private Bank to be a significant growth business for Webster Bank."
Russell joins Webster from Bankwell Financial Group in New Canaan, Conn., where he served as chief credit officer. Prior to that, he held the positions of senior credit officer in the private banking divisions of HSBC Bank USA and The Bank of New York, and relationship manager at Wachovia, Chase Manhattan Private Bank, Fleet Private Bank, and Citigroup.
A resident of Fairfield, Conn., Russell received his bachelor's degree from Fairfield University.
About Webster
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Webster Financial Corporation is the holding company for Webster Bank, N.A. With $21 billion in assets, Webster provides business and consumer banking, mortgages, private banking, trust and investment services through 168 banking offices; 310 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
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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.
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