Cathleen A. Schmidt is President, Citizens Bank, New Hampshire and Vermont. Citizens Bank is a division of RBS Citizens, N.A., which is a subsidiary of Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

Schmidt assumed this role in January 2006, bringing more than 25 years of banking experience. She also is a member of CFG’s Executive Leadership Council, the company’s senior leadership team.

Schmidt joined CFG in July 2002 as Executive Vice President and Retail Banking Director in Massachusetts. Before joining CFG, she was a regional manager at M&T Bank in Rochester, N.Y. She joined M&T in 1995 as a branch administrator in Ithaca, and subsequently served as sales training manager and area manager in Buffalo.

Prior to joining M&T Bank, Schmidt was senior vice president for Retail Banking at Old Stone Bank in Providence, R.I., where she provided administrative support for its network of about 35 branches. At Old Stone, Schmidt focused on operational procedures, product development, automated services, training, security, telemarketing and staffing.

An active member of the community, Schmidt serves on the boards of directors of the New Hampshire Business and Industry Association (Chair), the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, Heritage United Way (Vice Chair), the Manchester Economic Development Corporation, the New Hampshire Political Library and the New Hampshire Business Committee for the Arts (Chair). Cathy also serves on the Advisory Board of the New Hampshire Institute of Politics and the Board of Overseers for Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.

Schmidt is a graduate of Boston College, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in economics and psychology. In her spare time, she enjoys skiing, reading and spending time with her family.

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