People’s United Bank added Ken Jamison as managing director of Loan Syndications, responsible for growing the bank’s capital markets and loan syndication capabilities across its Northeast footprint.

Jamison brings more than 15 years of banking experience to his role, including debt structuring in a wide variety of industries as well as expertise in corporate finance and loan distribution. In addition, he led the formation of First Niagara Bank’s capital markets team, serving as managing director and overseeing middle market loan syndications and sponsor finance businesses, as well as the credit portfolio of corporate term loans. Jamison also spent eight years at National City Bank as a senior vice president in the transportation and equipment group.

The creation of the People’s United Loan Syndications Team complements the bank’s other Capital Markets products, including those related to interest rate derivatives and foreign exchange.

“A comprehensive Capital Markets platform will enable us to grow with existing customers and expand our relationships among middle market companies in the Northeast,” said Jeffrey Tengel, senior executive vice president, Commercial Banking, People’s United Bank. “We are very excited to welcome Ken to our team.”

People’s United Bank, founded in 1842, is a community-based, regional bank in the Northeast offering commercial and retail banking through a network of nearly 400 retail locations in Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.