KeyBank Announces Connecticut/Western Massachusetts Market Leadership Team

KeyBank today announced its executive leadership team in Connecticut/Western Massachusetts following the merger of KeyCorp and First Niagara Financial Group.

The First Niagara leaders appointed to lead KeyBank’s expansion into the Connecticut and Western Massachusetts Market include:

• Jeff L. Hubbard, Market President and Commercial Banking Sales Leader

• Peter Keller, Private Banking Sales Leader

• David Cantor, Business Banking Sales Leader – New Haven/Hartford/Western MA

• Steven Hoffman, Business Banking Sales Leader – Fairfield County

• Arthur Rhatigan, Commercial Banking Sales Leader

• David Baker, Regional Sales Leader, Mortgage Lending

• Miranda Ronke-Czarniecki, Mortgage Sales Leader – Hartford/Western MA

• Mike Muldoon*, Mortgage Sales Leader – Fairfield County

• Martha Burgess, Area Retail Leader – Hartford West

• Mary Ann Ludtke, Area Retail Leader – Hartford East

• Carole Ibsen, Area Retail Leader – Hartford North/Western MA

• Janice Yusza, Area Retail Leader – New Haven

• Ken Raskin*, Area Retail Leader – Fairfield County

*Indicates current KeyBank leader assuming additional leadership responsibility in Connecticut.

The team will continue to be headquartered in the bank’s regional office at 195 Church Street, New Haven, Conn.

During the next several months, these leaders and their respective teams of bankers and financial professionals will transition First Niagara customers to the ‘new’ KeyBank, which offers enhanced convenience and capabilities designed to provide more financial confidence. This includes a significantly expanded branch and ATM network throughout the Northeast, and across the nation, that complements a strong digital banking program.

“As KeyBank and First Niagara come together, helping our clients and communities thrive remains central to everything we do,” said Jeff Hubbard, president, Connecticut and Western Massachusetts Market, KeyBank. “Our team is thrilled to join KeyBank, and we look forward to continuing to serve our existing clients, as well as introduce new clients to KeyBank’s full complement of world class financial solutions to help them meet their personal and business goals.”

Hubbard stressed that First Niagara clients will continue to use their First Niagara accounts and other banking services until the fourth quarter, when accounts are expected to convert to KeyBank, subject to pending OCC regulatory approval. First Niagara clients will receive communications regarding conversion plans and timing over the next several months.

About KeyCorp: KeyCorp’s roots trace back 190 years to Albany, New York. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Key is one of the nation’s largest bank-based financial services companies with assets of approximately $101 billion as of June 30, 2016. The acquisition of First Niagara Financial Group, which became effective on August 1, 2016, is expected to add assets of approximately $40 billion, based on June 30, 2016, balances. Key provides deposit, lending, cash management and investment services to individuals and small and mid-sized businesses in 15 states under the name KeyBank National Association and First Niagara Bank, National Association, through a network of more than 1,200 branches and more than 1,500 ATMs. Key also provides a broad range of sophisticated corporate and investment banking products, such as merger and acquisition advice, public and private debt and equity, syndications and derivatives to middle market companies in selected industries throughout the United States under the KeyBanc Capital Markets trade name. For more information, visit www.key.com. KeyBank and First Niagara Bank, National Association are Member FDIC.