Webster Private Bank has appointed Peter Russell as new senior vice president and director of its private bank lending.
In his new role, 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.
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Russell will report to Dan FitzPatrick, executive vice president and head of Webster Private Bank.
Previously, Russell served as chief credit officer at Bankwell Financial Group.
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.
Commenting on the appointment, FitzPatrick said: "We are very excited to welcome Russell to our growing team of highly experienced private banking professionals.
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By GlobalData"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."
