02/02/2016
Citizens Bank Appoints Chris Ward as President of Business Banking
PROVIDENCE, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Citizens Bank today announced the appointment of Chris Ward as President
of Business Banking. Ward, an industry veteran with 26 years of
experience, previously served as head of Business Banking sales.
Chris Ward, president of Business Banking for Citizens Bank (Photo: Business Wire)
Business Banking is the division of Citizens serving businesses with
annual revenues of up to $25 million. Ward will report to Brad Conner,
Vice Chairman and Head of Consumer Banking.
“Chris is a proven leader with a deep understanding of the banking needs
of small and medium-sized businesses,” said Conner. “He has a long track
record of helping companies optimize their financial performance through
the use of credit and cash management products and services. We welcome
Chris to this new role and look forward to his leadership as we continue
to grow this important business.”
Ward joined Citizens in August 2014 from BBVA Group, where he was global
director of the small and medium business segment. Prior to this role he
served as director of BBVA Compass’ small business segment. Ward
received his Bachelor of Science in finance from Florida Atlantic
University.
To learn more about Citizens Bank, customers can call the customer
contact center at 1-800-922-9999, like the bank on Facebook,
follow the bank on Twitter
or visit the Citizens
Bank website.
About Citizens Financial Group, Inc.
Citizens
Financial Group, Inc. is one of the nation’s oldest and largest
financial institutions, with $138.2 billion in assets as of December 31,
2015. Headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, Citizens offers a broad
range of retail and commercial banking products and services to
individuals, small businesses, middle‐market companies, large
corporations and institutions. In Consumer Banking, Citizens helps its
retail customers “bank better” with mobile and online banking and the
convenience of approximately 3,200 ATMs and approximately 1,200 Citizens
Bank branches in 11 states in the New England, Mid‐Atlantic and Midwest
regions. Citizens also provides mortgage lending, auto lending, student
lending and commercial banking services in select markets nationwide. In
Commercial Banking, Citizens offers corporate, institutional and
not‐for‐profit clients a full range of wholesale banking products and
services including lending and deposits, capital markets, treasury
services, foreign exchange and interest hedging, leasing and asset
finance, specialty finance and trade finance.
Citizens operates through its subsidiaries Citizens Bank, N.A., and
Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania as Citizens Bank, Citizens Commercial
Banking and Citizens One. Additional information about Citizens and its
full line of products and services can be found at www.citizensbank.com.
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Citizens Financial Group, Inc.
Lauren DiGeronimo, 781-471-1454
Source: Citizens Financial Group, Inc.
