06/29/2016
Paul Taffe Named New York State President of Citizens Bank
ALBANY, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Citizens Bank announced today that Paul Taffe has been named New York
President.
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Paul Taffe, President of Citizens Bank, New York (Photo: Business Wire).
A veteran banker with more than two decades of experience, Taffe
previously managed national and regional lending and cash management
teams at Key Bank, Wells Fargo and SunTrust. He joined Citizens in 2014
as a senior vice president.
Born and raised in Albany, Taffe began his banking career as a
management associate with Key Bank.
A graduate of LeMoyne College in Syracuse, Taffe earned his MBA from
Franklin University in Columbus, Ohio.
“Paul is a very experienced banker who delivers value-added ideas and
terrific service to our clients,” said Jerry Sargent, Head of Middle
Market Banking at Citizens Bank. “He has become a key member on the
Citizens Bank team and we are very happy to have him assume the title of
New York President as we continue to focus on the local delivery of
Commercial Banking solutions in the New York market.”
“I look forward to continuing to expand our Commercial Banking business
in New York,” said Taffe. “It’s an exciting time for the bank. The
Citizens team has been very effective at bringing great ideas to clients
and helping them to achieve their strategic and financial goals.”
For more information, please go to the Citizens
Commercial Banking website.
About Citizens Financial Group, Inc.
Citizens
Financial Group, Inc. is one of the nation’s oldest and largest
financial institutions, with $140.1 billion in assets as of March 31,
2016. 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, a 24/7
customer contact center 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. 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.
Frank Quaratiello, 617-725-5851
[email protected]
Source: Citizens Financial Group, Inc.
