PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Webster Bank,
a leading regional bank serving businesses and consumers in the
Northeast, today announced Scott
Meves as its new senior vice president, commercial banking,
and regional president for the greater Philadelphia area. Meves will be based
in Radnor, Penn., and will lead
Webster's expansion into the Pennsylvania market.
Meves joins Webster from Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.,
where he was senior vice president and group manager. During
his 11 years there, he was successful in developing long-term
relationships and leading a team of experienced bankers in middle
market regional lending and media and communications finance.
Prior to Brown Brothers, Meves spent more than 20 years at PNC Bank
in Philadelphia.
In his new role, Meves will be the senior middle market banker
in the Pennsylvania market and
will report to John Ciulla,
executive vice president, commercial banking.
"Scott brings to Webster a very valuable combination of deep
corporate lending expertise in middle market banking and strong
relationships in both the larger regional market and Philadelphia itself," said Ciulla.
"We're very pleased to welcome him to Webster as we continue to
build our presence in the Pennsylvania market."
Living up the communities he serves, Meves currently is a
volunteer with The First Tee of Greater Philadelphia.
Previously, he served as treasurer of Lower Gwynedd Little League
and as a Big Brother with Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Southeastern
Pa. A resident of Lower
Gwynedd, Meves earned his bachelor's degree in finance from
Penn State University.
About Webster
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 166 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.com or follow us on LinkedIn
http://linkedin.com/company/webster-bank and Twitter
https://twitter.com/WebsterBank.
Media
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Sarah Barr,
203-578-2287
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Terry Mangan,
203-578-2318
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sbarr@websterbank.com
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tmangan@websterbank.com
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