11/07/2017
Citizens Bank Hires Ted Smith as Western New York Market Executive
Former M&T Bank executive to lead Citizens’ Western New York operations
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Citizens Bank has hired Ted Smith as Market Executive for Western New York. Smith joins Citizens with extensive banking experience in advising and handling the banking needs of corporate banking clients throughout the region.
“Western New York represents an area where we have a very attractive opportunity to grow our business,” said Jerry Sargent, Northeast Region Executive. “Ted is well-positioned to draw on his experience and network to bring thoughtful and tailored solutions to our clients in the region.”
Smith has a strong track record of advising and managing key client relationships and is a proven leader in Central and Western New York. He joins Citizens following a 23-year career at M&T Bank where, most recently, he was a Group Manager, leading a team of bankers in the Rochester, N.Y. market.
A graduate of LeMoyne College in Syracuse, Smith has an MBA from the University of Rochester’s William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration.
Citizens is a trusted strategic and financial advisor, consistently delivering clear and objective advice. The Citizens Commercial Banking approach puts clients first by offering great ideas combined with thorough market knowledge and excellent execution to help our clients enhance their business and reach their potential throughout their business life cycle.
For more information about Citizens, visit 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 $151.4 billion in assets as of September 30, 2017. 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. Citizens helps its customers reach their potential by listening to them and by understanding their needs in order to offer tailored advice, ideas and solutions. In Consumer Banking, Citizens provides an integrated experience that includes mobile and online banking, a 24/7 customer contact center and the convenience of approximately 3,200 ATMs and approximately 1,200 branches in 11 states in the New England, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions. Consumer Banking products and services include a full range of banking, lending, savings, wealth management and small business offerings. 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 rate products and asset finance. More information is available at www.citizensbank.com or visit us on Twitter, LinkedIn or Facebook.
