
	Mr. Edward O. Handy III, also known as Ned, serves as President of Citizens Bank Connecticut and President of Citizens Bank Rhode Island at Citizens Financial Group, Inc. Mr. Handy has been the President and Chief Operating Officer of Washington Trust Bancorp Inc. since November 2013. Mr. Handy served as the President of Citizens Real Estate Finance of RBS Citizens Financial Group, Inc (Citizens Financial Group, Inc). Mr. Handy serves as the President of Charter One Bank, Ohio, a subsidiary of RBS Citizens, N.A. and served as its Chief Executive Officer. He served as the President of Charter One Bank Ohio of RBS Citizens, National Association from 2004 to February 2008. He served as the Chief Executive Officer Charter One Bank Ohio of RBS Citizens, National Association. Mr. Handy has served as Regional President of Citizens Bank of Connecticut from 1999 to 2004, with responsibility for all commercial lending activity, including commercial lending, commercial real estate lending and community banking. Prior to joining Citizens in 1995, he worked at Fleet Financial Group 10 years, where he held positions in commercial real estate lending and in the managed asset division. He serves as on the boards of Greater Cleveland Partnership, Invest in Children, Neighborhood Progress Inc. He serves as co-chairs the Harvest for Hunger campaign. Mr. Handy is a graduate with a bachelor&#39;s degree in Urban Studies from Brown University.
