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New Chief Banking Officer at Bankwell
NEW CANAAN, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Matthew J. McNeill has been appointed to Executive Vice President, Chief Banking Officer at Bankwell, announced
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NEW CANAAN, Conn. --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Matthew J. McNeill has been appointed to Executive Vice President, Chief Banking Officer at Bankwell, announced Christopher R. Gruseke , President and CEO of Bankwell and its parent company, Bankwell Financial Group . In his new capacity, Mr. McNeill will join Bankwell's Executive Team and report to Mr. Gruseke . Mr. McNeill was most recently Head of Commercial Lending at Metropolitan Commercial Bank in New York where he was responsible for managing all aspects of commercial banking for a $3.2 Billion commercial bank; including commercial lending, cash management, commercial deposits and consumer lending. During his 20 year banking career, he previously served as Senior Commercial Relationship Manager at HSBC, a Business Banker at Santander and a Managing Partner at American Real Estate Lending. As Chief Banking Officer, Mr. McNeill will oversee Bankwell's C&I Lending Business, Commercial Real Estate Lending Business, Small Business Lending, Treasury Management and Business Development teams. Mr. Gruseke stated, “We are excited to welcome Matt to the Bankwell management team. A proven winner, Matt has demonstrated his ability to build successful lending teams and to deepen customer relationships. Bankwell’s addition of Matt as Chief Banking Officer represents a critical step toward achieving our strategic goal of becoming a more commercially-focused community bank.” “I’m thrilled to join such a dynamic and accomplished Bankwell team. I look forward to becoming part of the company’s continued success,” said Mr. McNeill . Mr. McNeill resides in New Canaan, CT with his wife and son. He is a member of NYS Society of CPAs , where he serves as a member of the Real Estate, Banking and Healthcare Committee. Bankwell is a community bank that serves the banking and lending needs of businesses and residents throughout Connecticut . More about Bankwell can be found at www.mybankwell.com . View source version on businesswire.com : https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200311005758/en/ Laura Waitz , Executive Vice President & Chief of Staff of Bankwell Financial Group (203) 652-0166 Source: Bankwell Financial Group
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