EagleBank, a community bank in Washington, D.C., named Jay Namputhiripad chief risk officer, replacing Jeff Curry following his retirement. Namputhiripad will be responsible for overseeing EagleBank’s internal and external risk and compliance processes.
“We are delighted to welcome Jay to the EagleBank senior management team,” Susan Riel, president and CEO of EagleBank, said. “His expertise is reflective of EagleBank’s community-first commitment, and he will be instrumental in the continued commitment to our risk and compliance functions.”
Before joining EagleBank, Namputhiripad was managing director at The Bancorp. In this role, he set up and scaled the Global Financial Crimes Risk Management Center of Excellence that successfully delivered on regulatory risk and compliance initiatives. He played a key role in remediating a prior FDIC consent order, enabling significant business growth and a dramatic increase in market valuation.
Bringing his 23-years of knowledge and experience, Namputhiripad also previously served as the head of Americas branch operations risk at Morgan Stanley and chief risk officer and director – compliance & strategy at FHL bank’s office of finance.
“EagleBank is one of the strongest and most dynamic community business banks in the Washington, DC region,” Namputhiripad said. “Its values, history and team in place set it apart in a crowded marketplace, and I am excited and humbled to join the senior management team. I look forward to contributing to EagleBank’s continuing success.”
