Company: WBS-PG
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000801337-25-000015
Chunk: 37

Company: WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form: DEF 14A
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| CHRISTOPHER J. MOTL                                 
 President of Commercial Banking                     |     | Mr. Motl, age 54, serves as President of Commercial Banking of Webster and Webster Bank. He joined Webster in 2004 and was responsible for establishing and growing the Sponsor and Specialty Banking Group and, prior to his current position, served as Executive Vice President and Director of Middle Market Banking. Prior to joining Webster, Mr. Motl worked at CoBank, where he was Vice President and Relationship Manager. Mr. Motl is on the board of the Connecticut Bankers Association and the Travelers Championship.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |

2 Mr. Holland’s full legal name is William Neal Holland.

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#### WebsterFinancial CorporationEXECUTIVE OFFICERS
| KRISTY BERNER                 
 General Counsel               
 and Corporate Secretary       |     | Ms. Berner, age 50, serves as the General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Webster and Webster Bank. Prior to joining Webster, she most recently served as Executive Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary at M&T Bank Corporation. Prior to joining M&T, Ms. Berner was the General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at both People’s United Bank and First Niagara Bank, as well as the Deputy General Counsel at KeyBank.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| DANIEL H. BLEY                
 Chief Risk Officer            |     | Mr. Bley, age 56, serves as Chief Risk Officer of Webster and Webster Bank. He joined Webster in 2010. Mr. Bley currently serves on the Board of Directors and Audit Committee of Junior Achievement of New York.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| ELZBIETA CIESLIK              
 Chief Audit Officer           |     | Ms. Cieslik, age 63, serves as the Chief Audit Officer of Webster and Webster Bank since joining Webster in 2012. Ms. Cieslik leads the bank’s internal audit function, providing independent assurance and insight to the Board, Audit Committee, and executive management regarding Webster Bank’s governance, risk management, and internal control environment. Prior to joining Webster, she served as a Global Director of Internal Audit at GFI Group Inc. and a Vice President and Senior Audit Manager at JP Morgan Chase. Ms. Cieslik was the founding member of Webster Women’s Initiative Network (WWN) in 2016 and currently serves as Executive Sponsor.