11/21/2017

Citizens Bank’s LaMonica Named a Female Executive of the Year at 14th Annual Stevie® Awards for Women in Business

PROVIDENCE, RI – Susan LaMonica, Citizens Bank chief human resources officer, was honored with a Bronze award in the Female Executive of the Year category at the 14th annual Stevie® Awards for Women in Business.   

The Stevie Awards for Women in Business honor women executives, entrepreneurs, employees and the companies they run.  The Stevie Awards have been hailed as the world’s premier business awards. 

LaMonica’s Bronze Stevie Award was announced at a dinner event in New York on Friday, Nov. 17.  

“My goal as chief human resources officer is to create an inclusive environment that leverages the capabilities and ideas that our colleagues have to offer in an effort to deliver a consistently outstanding customer experience,” said LaMonica. “This award reflects the great efforts of the strong team we have here at Citizens.”  

More than 1,500 entries were submitted this year for consideration in more than 90 categories, including Executive of the Year, Entrepreneur of the Year, Company of the Year, Startup of the Year and Women-Run Workplace of the Year. 

Stevie Award winners were selected by more than 170 executives worldwide who participated in the judging process. 

“The judges were so impressed with the accomplishments of all of the Stevie Award-winning women and organizations. The 2017 Stevie Awards for Women in Business received a record number of nominations and had a record number of ceremony attendees,” said Michael Gallagher, founder and president of the Stevie Awards. “We congratulate all of this year’s Grand, Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie Award winners for their achievements.” 

Details about the Stevie Awards for Women in Business and the list of Stevie Award winners are available at www.StevieAwards.com/Women 

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.

About the Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in seven programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Stevie Awards competitions receive more than 10,000 entries each year from organizations in more than 60 nations. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at http://www.StevieAwards.com