BUFFALO, N.Y., July 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- M&T Bank
Corporation (NYSE: MTB) announced today that Francesco Lagutaine
will join the company as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing
and Communications Officer, effective August
17, 2020.
"At M&T, we seek to make a difference in people's lives, and
our ambition is to be a distinctive bank that serves its customers
better than anyone else. A robust Marketing and Communications
Division is a vital component of any customer-centric organization.
These are the teams that help us learn more about our customers,
entice them to join us and tell the stories that bring our work to
life," said Christopher Kay,
Executive Vice President and Head of Consumer Banking,
Business Banking and Marketing.
Francesco's expertise in leading transformative,
customer-focused marketing and communications strategies, coupled
with his passion for creativity, design and innovation, make him
uniquely qualified to help us present the very best version of our
company as we work to modernize our marketing infrastructure,
understand our customers' journeys and drive business growth," said
Kay.
Lagutaine joins M&T with more than 20 years of global
marketing and financial services expertise, including posts in
London, Frankfurt, Singapore and New
York City. Most recently, he served as Hong Kong-based Chief Marketing and Experience
Design Officer for Manulife, where he was responsible for brand and
marketing management, data analytics, customer experience design,
digital and product marketing. Prior to that he served as Chief
Marketing Officer and Head of Customer Franchise at Citibank Asia
Pacific, where he was responsible for brand, marketing, analytics,
customer experience and digital.
Lagutaine spent the first portion of his career in a variety of
senior management roles for leading global advertising agencies,
including Ogilvy & Mather, Goodby, Silverstein & Partners,
Saatchi & Saatchi and Lowe & Partners. He earned a law
degree from Univesità Statale degli Studi di Genova in Italy.
"M&T bank has a great brand and a deep legacy of standing by
their customers and supporting the communities they operate in. I
am excited to join the M&T family and to work with their
talented marketing and communications team to shape and tell our
story across the country and across the world. And I look forward
to working alongside the M&T team in serving our customers and
supporting our communities in the moments that matter most," said
Lagutaine.
He and his family are relocating from Hong Kong to Buffalo, NY.
About M&T Bank
M&T Bank Corporation is a
financial holding company headquartered in Buffalo, New York. M&T's principal banking
subsidiary, M&T Bank, operates banking offices in New York, Maryland, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Delaware, Connecticut, Virginia, West
Virginia and the District of
Columbia. Trust-related services are provided by M&T's
Wilmington Trust-affiliated companies and by M&T Bank.
© 2020 M&T Bank. Member
FDIC.
Media Contact:
C. Michael Zabel
716-842-2311
mzabel@mtb.com
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