WATERBURY, Conn., Sept. 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Webster
Financial Corporation (NYSE: WBS), the holding company for
Webster Bank, N.A., announced today
that Lauren C. States has been
appointed to its and Webster Bank's
boards of directors effective September
19, 2016.
Ms. States, 60, is an Executive-in-Residence at Northeastern University's D'Amore-McKim School of
Business. During a 36-year career at IBM, she held a variety
of executive positions, the most recent being Vice President of
Strategy and Transformation for IBM's Software Group. Prior
to that, Ms. States was Chief Technology Officer for IBM Corporate
Strategy. She was recently elected to the board of Clean
Harbors, Inc., is a member of the Executive Leadership Council, and
is on the Board of Trustees for International House, New
York. Ms. States holds a bachelor's of science in Economics
from The Wharton School of the University of
Pennsylvania and completed a Fellowship with Harvard University's Advanced Leadership Initiative
in 2015.
James C. Smith, Webster's
chairman and CEO, said, "Lauren brings deep, relevant knowledge and
experience to Webster's board from her distinguished career at IBM
and other endeavors. Her insights and perspective will be
valuable assets to the board's deliberations."
Webster Financial Corporation is the holding company for
Webster Bank, National Association.
With $25.1 billion in assets, Webster
provides business and consumer banking, mortgage, financial
planning, trust, and investment services through 176 banking
centers and 347 ATMs. Webster also provides telephone banking,
mobile banking, and Internet banking. Webster Bank owns the asset-based lending firm
Webster Business Credit Corporation; the equipment finance firm
Webster Capital Finance Corporation; and HSA Bank, a division of
Webster Bank, which provides health
savings account trustee and administrative services. Webster Bank is a member of the FDIC and an
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.
Media
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