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M&T Bank Names Tracy Woodrow Regional President for Western New York
M&T Bank (NYSE:MTB) has announced the appointment of Tracy S. Woodrow to serve as Regional President for Western New York, the company's home and headquarters for nearly 170 years. Woodrow will remain M&T Bank's Chief Administrative Officer, adding new regional leadership responsibilities to her current work overseeing human resources, corporate services, sustainability, fraud customer experience and the Buffalo Promise Neighborhood initiative.
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