WESTERLY, R.I., Nov. 14,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Washington Trust today announced
that Michelle Kile has
been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Retail Banking
Officer. Kile is responsible for the retail sales and customer
service through Washington Trust's 28 retail branch offices,
Customer Solutions Center, and digital banking services.
"Michelle joins us with 20 years of experience in Retail Banking
delivery from several New England financial institutions," stated
Edward O. "Ned" Handy III, Washington Trust Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer. "We're excited to have her lead Washington
Trust's Retail teams as they focus on branch transformation,
solution-oriented personal service, and digital optimization to
help our customers achieve their financial goals."
A Rhode Island resident, and a
graduate of Rhode Island College, Kile
comes to Washington Trust most recently from Digital Federal Credit
Union in Franklin, MA, where she
successfully led Retail branch services, business development, and
customer experience. She has extensive speaking and panelist
experience in the banking industry, acting as mentor and sharing
her knowledge with peers, and has served on community boards
including the Women's Initiative Advisory Committee for The United
Way of Central, MA.
ABOUT WASHINGTON
TRUST®
Founded in 1800, Washington Trust is recognized as the
oldest community bank in the nation, the largest state-chartered
bank headquartered in Rhode Island
and one of the Northeast's premier financial services companies.
Washington Trust values its role as a community bank and is
committed to helping the people, businesses, and organizations of
New England improve their financial lives. The Bank offers a wide
range of commercial banking, mortgage
banking, personal banking and wealth
management services through its offices in Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts and a full
suite of convenient digital tools. Washington Trust is a member of
the FDIC and an equal housing lender. Washington Trust is a
subsidiary of Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc., a publicly-owned
holding company which trades on NASDAQ: WASH. For more
information, visit the Bank's website
at www.washtrust.com or the Corporation's website
at ir.washtrust.com.
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