BRIDGEPORT, Conn., Feb. 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- People's
United announced today that Karen
Galbo has been appointed Director of the People's United
Community Foundation. Galbo has served as the foundation's
Marketing, Public and Community Relations Director for the past
five years.
"Karen is very familiar with the communities and not-for-profit
organizations that our foundation serves across our footprint,"
said Jack Barnes, President and CEO
of People's United Bank and Chairman of the People's United
Community Foundation. "I look forward to working with her as we
continue to invest in our communities."
Galbo has been responsible for the DonorsChoose, Financial
Education Community Outreach and Volunteer Recognition programs at
People's United Bank. Her prior experience includes sales and
marketing positions at several New England media outlets. She holds
a bachelor's degree in communications from Suffolk University in Boston.
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than 170 years, People's United Bank has been a proud and active
member of the communities where we live and work, and we remain
steadfast in continuing our legacy of supporting the needs of the
communities we serve. Read more at peoples.com.
About People's United Bank
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subsidiary of People's United Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: PBCT), a
diversified financial services company with $36 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 over 400 branches
in Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, New
Hampshire and Maine. Visit
us at peoples.com.
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