BRIDGEPORT, Conn., March 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- People's United Bank announced today that Jared Shaw has joined the company as Senior Vice President, Investor Relations and Mergers and Acquisitions. In this position, Shaw will serve as the liaison to the investment community and will be an integral part of the team evaluating potential acquisitions.
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Shaw joins People's United Bank from the Hartford office of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, the New York-based investment banking firm specializing in banking and financial services. While with Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Shaw was an equity analyst covering community banks and thrifts in New England, New York and portions of the mid-Atlantic region.
"I am very pleased to welcome Jared to People's United," said Philip R. Sherringham, President and Chief Executive Officer. "I believe the experience he brings will prove valuable, both in our communications with the investment community and as we continue to assess opportunities for growth through acquisition."
Shaw has been consistently recognized by peers and investors as a leading financial services stock analyst. He was listed among the top analysts on the Institutional Investor "All American Research Team" and was ranked third in 2007 in the Wall Street Journal's "Best on the Street" analyst survey.
Prior to Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Shaw served as Vice President, Equity Research, at Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co., Inc., an investment management and stock analyst firm in Arlington, VA. He began his career as an associate in the firm's investment banking area.
A graduate of St. Paul's School in Concord, NH, Shaw holds a bachelor of arts degree from the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University. He resides in Farmington, CT.
People's United Financial , a diversified financial services company with $21 billion in assets, provides consumer and commercial banking services through a network of more than 300 branches in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and New York. Through its subsidiaries, People's United Financial provides equipment financing, asset management, brokerage and financial advisory services, and insurance services.
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