Ridgefield's Virginia Kuper Named Key Private Bank Market Leader

From Key Private Bank: Key Private Bank, one of the premier private banks for affluent individuals and their families, today announced the appointment of Virginia “Ginny” Kuper as Senior Vice President and Market Leader serving its Hudson Valley and Metro NY market. In her new role, Kuper will be responsible for leading a team of ten local private bankers who provide financial planning, investment, trust and banking solutions for high net worth individuals and families.

"We’re committed to growing Key Private Bank. Our history and reputation has attracted top talent like Ginny to help us meet this goal," said Terry Jenkins, President, Key Private Bank.

Kuper brings over 25 years of wealth management and banking experience to Key Private Bank. Previously, she was at Wells Fargo Private Bank, where she served as a regional manager in the metropolitan New York market, working with high net worth individuals and their families. She also held numerous senior level regional leadership positions at HSBC.

“I am delighted to welcome Ginny to the team,” said Joseph F. Markey, market president for KeyBank’s Hudson Valley and Metro NY region. “Ginny and her team will continue to partner closely with their colleagues across the Community Bank, as well as with professionals across KeyCorp’s national Corporate Bank to deliver proactive and personalized family wealth solutions that help clients and their families meet a diverse set of complex wealth management needs."

Kuper holds a Master’s degree from Columbia University and earned a B.A. Magna Cum Laude from the College of Mount Saint Vincent in Riverdale, New York. She serves as a board member for the American Heart Association of Westchester/Fairfield counties. She lives in Ridgefield CT with her husband and two sons and is located in KeyBank’s Tarrytown headquarters at 660 White Plains Road. She can be reached at (914)333-5721 and virginia_kuper@keybank.com.

About Key Private Bank

Key Private Bank is a leading provider of wealth management solutions and advice to more than 24,000 high-net worth and ultra-high-net worth clients, including wealth advisory, investment management, trust administration, customized credit, family office and private banking services. Key's wealth management platform combines the market insights of advisors located in each local market with a national team of wealth and investment strategists to deliver proactive and personalized expertise and advice to clients. Advisors also leverage partnerships with Key's business banking and capital markets teams to build wealth plans tailored to meet each client’s specific need. Key Private Bank's wealth management platform is delivered by more than 350 wealth advisors, located in 15 states across the United States. Key currently has $35.9 billion in AUM and $28.9 billion in AUA.

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 $136.5 billion at December 31, 2016. Key provides deposit, lending, cash management, insurance, and investment services to individuals and businesses in 15 states under the name KeyBank 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 https://www.key.com/. KeyBank is Member FDIC.

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