Company: BWFG
Filing Date: 2025-04-08
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001505732-25-000079
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Company: Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-08
Form: DEF 14A
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 Chief Legal Officer and Executive Vice President for Government Affairs and Corporate Transactions. Prior to that, Mr. Dale served as a partner in Balance Point Capital, a middle market private equity and debt firm, from January 2019 through May 2022. Prior to Balance Point, Mr. Dale was an executive at Nielsen PLC (NYSE: NLSN) and served as that company’s Chief Legal Officer from August 2015 through January 2019. Prior to joining Nielsen, Mr. Dale had been a Partner with the law firm of Robinson & Cole, LLP in Stamford, Connecticut since 2002. He was a director of a public company, Zerotree Technologies, Inc., from 2000 until its merger with e-Media, LLC in 2002. Mr. Dale joined our Board of Directors in 2008 and served on the board of The Bank of Fairfield from its organization until its merger with The Bank of New Canaan. Mr. Dale’s extensive experience in complex financing transactions across a broad range of industries, including private equity, real estate and technology, as well as his executive roles in large organizations, provides our Board of Directors with valuable insights as it evaluates loans and new business lines and expands the Company’s leadership team.

Darryl M. Demos, Director. Mr. Demos brings more than 30 years of experience as a CEO, consultant to the banking industry and a technology and data executive of mid-sized and global technology companies. Mr. Demos advises a range of technology, FinTech and other financial services organizations on technology, cost, human capital, leadership and strategic issues. From 2021 to 2022, Mr. Demos was an Executive Vice President for Curinos, a global provider of data technology to the financial services industry. Mr. Demos oversaw engineering, product management and client success areas, in addition to serving on the Executive Leadership Committee. Prior to Curinos, Mr. Demos spent 11 years as the General Manager (and a Board member) at Novantas, an industry leader in technology solutions and analytic advisory services for financial institutions. Prior to Novantas, he was the General Manager of Verint, a global technology and data company focused on customer engagement. He was a founder and CEO of Demos Solutions which was purchased by Verint in 2006. He began his career at KPMG, working as an auditor in the banking practice. Mr. Demos earned a B.A. from Williams College and an M.S. from the Stern School