Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. on January 26, 2022, the Board of Directors of Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc, the bank holding company for The Washington Trust Company, announced Joseph P. Gencarella, former Audit Partner of KPMG LLP, and Alimamy D. ("Junior") Jabbie, Jr., Owner, President, and CEO of Banneker Supply Chain Solutions, Inc., were elected to boards of the Corporation and its subsidiary bank, The Washington Trust Company, effective March 1, 2022. Mr. Gencarella, CPA, most recently served as Audit Partner of KPMG LLP, retiring in 2021 after more than 35 years with the Big Four audit firm. He has extensive experience in the banking, insurance, and finance industries includes expertise in highly technical accounting standards, internal controls, merger and acquisition accounting, and regulatory considerations for US-based and multinational corporations.

Mr. Gencarella currently serves on the Boards of Narragansett Council of the Boy Scouts of America and Rhode Island Boy Scouts and previously served as a Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council (RIPEC) Board Trustee and as a member of the Providence College School of Business Advisory Board and Providence College President's Council. Mr. Jabbie has served as President and CEO of Banneker Supply Chain Solutions, Inc. since 2018, after serving in various management and leadership positions over his sixteen-year tenure with the company, including Executive Manager of Corporate Operations and Executive Manager of Business Development and Customer Relationships.