People’s United Bank announced today that Chris Martin has joined People’s United as Senior Vice President, Government Banking. He brings over 30 years of experience in the banking and securities industries and is responsible for developing the Government Banking business, including lending, deposit and cash management services with public sector clients across the bank’s New York and New England footprint.
Martin began his banking career with Fleet/BankBoston in 1990 as a Government Finance relationship manager. He moved to Webster Bank in 1997, as Senior Vice President and Manager, building out the Government Finance Group and also developed the bank’s financial advisory service in Connecticut serving the needs of 52 municipalities, including some of the state’s largest cities: Stamford, Waterbury and Hartford. Martin has extensive ties to governmental entities of all sizes across Connecticut and the Northeast.
“We are pleased to have Chris’s leadership in our Commercial Group to help accelerate the growth of our services to public sector clients across the People’s United Bank footprint,” said Karen Hayden, Senior Vice President, of Treasury Management Services. “Chris’s diverse background and history of a hands-on approach with customers will be of great value to our customers and our team.”
Martin graduated from University of Connecticut with both a Bachelors in Finance and a Masters in Education. In addition, he has been involved in the Greater Waterbury Community in a variety of capacities for more than 30 years. For the past seven years, he has been on the Board of Directors of Wellmore Behavioral Health, a $20 million not-for-profit which serves the mental health needs of greater Waterbury. He is also currently serving as the President of the Laura Andrews Free Library Association of Thomaston.
People's United Bank is a subsidiary of People's United Financial, Inc., a diversified financial services company with $30 billion in assets. People’s United Bank, founded in 1842, is a premier, community-based, regional bank in the Northeast offering commercial and retail banking, as well as wealth management services through a network of 418 retail locations in Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.