Company Website: http://www.citizensbank.com
ALBANY, N.Y. -- (Business Wire)

Citizens Bank announced today that Paul Taffe has been named New York President.

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Paul Taffe, President of Citizens Bank, New York (Photo: Business Wire).

A veteran banker with more than two decades of experience, Taffe previously managed national and regional lending and cash management teams at Key Bank, Wells Fargo and SunTrust. He joined Citizens in 2014 as a senior vice president.

Born and raised in Albany, Taffe began his banking career as a management associate with Key Bank.

A graduate of LeMoyne College in Syracuse, Taffe earned his MBA from Franklin University in Columbus, Ohio.

“Paul is a very experienced banker who delivers value-added ideas and terrific service to our clients,” said Jerry Sargent, Head of Middle Market Banking at Citizens Bank. “He has become a key member on the Citizens Bank team and we are very happy to have him assume the title of New York President as we continue to focus on the local delivery of Commercial Banking solutions in the New York market.”

“I look forward to continuing to expand our Commercial Banking business in New York,” said Taffe. “It’s an exciting time for the bank. The Citizens team has been very effective at bringing great ideas to clients and helping them to achieve their strategic and financial goals.”

For more information, please go to 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 $140.1 billion in assets as of March 31, 2016. 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. In Consumer Banking, Citizens helps its retail customers “bank better” with mobile and online banking, a 24/7 customer contact center and the convenience of approximately 3,200 ATMs and approximately 1,200 Citizens Bank branches in 11 states in the New England, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions. Citizens also provides mortgage lending, auto lending, student lending and commercial banking services in select markets nationwide. 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 hedging, leasing and asset finance, specialty finance and trade finance. Citizens operates through its subsidiaries Citizens Bank, N.A. and Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania. Additional information about Citizens and its full line of products and services can be found at www.citizensbank.com.

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Contacts:

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.
Frank Quaratiello, 617-725-5851
frank.quaratiello@citizensbank.com

Source: Citizens Financial Group, Inc.