WBS Webster Financial Corporation

WATERBURY, Conn., Jan. 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Webster Bank announced today that Christopher Motl has been named executive vice president, middle market banking.  He oversees all middle market commercial banking activities, including middle market lending, deposit gathering, and fee generation.

"This promotion recognizes Chris' demonstrated high performance and substantial contributions to Webster over the last 10 years," said John Ciulla, executive vice president, commercial banking.  "He has built a highly successful, competitively differentiating platform that delivers sustainable economic profit."

Motl, who joined Webster in July of 2004, was most recently senior vice president and director of middle market segment banking.  With this promotion, he retains responsibility for sponsor and specialty banking. 

Living up to the communities he serves, this resident of Glastonbury, Conn., is on the board of Special Olympics of Connecticut.  He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Webster Bank is a leading regional banking serving businesses and consumers in the northeast.

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 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 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.

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