Vermont Business Magazine KeyBank announces today that Business Banking Senior Vice President Joseph R. McGowan has been appointed Market President for Vermont. McGowan will continue to serve the needs of KeyBank’s business clients in Vermont and nearby areas; in addition, he will take on the market president responsibility of overseeing and coordinating KeyBank’s go-to market strategy across its various lines of business and serve as Key’s face and voice to the Vermont community.
McGowan joined KeyBank in 2011 as a branch manager for Key’s South Burlington branch, and was later promoted to Vice President, Area Retail Leader overseeing the retail, small business, and mortgage lending teams in Vermont. In 2019, he transitioned to Commercial Banking, managing a commercial lending portfolio, and serving Business Banking and Middle Market clients throughout the state and nearby areas.
Prior to joining Key, McGowan held retail and consumer lending management positions with Citizen’s Bank in Burlington and HSBC in Houston, TX. He began his banking career with Washington Mutual Finance in Houston. Born and raised in Vermont, McGowan earned both a Bachelor of Science and MBA from Champlain College in Burlington.
“As a Vermont native, Joe’s breadth of experience in the local banking industry and his standing in the community will serve him well in his expanded responsibilities, and I am confident he will provide exceptional leadership for Key and our continuing commitment to the Vermont community,” said KeyBank Business Banking Executive Michael Walters.
McGowan is a member of the Vermont Bankers Association’s Commercial Lending Committee and is a former board member of the Burlington Rotary Club. He and his family reside in Colchester, VT. He has an office at Key’s market headquarters at 149 Bank Street in downtown Burlington and can be reached at 802-660-4485 and [email protected].
KeyCorp's roots trace back nearly 200 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 $189.8 billion as of December 31, 2022. Key provides deposit, lending, cash management, and investment services to individuals and businesses in 15 states under the name KeyBank National Association through a network of approximately 1,000 branches and approximately 1,300 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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Source: BURLINGTON VT, April 13, 2023 – Key.com

