Webster Financial, the holding company for Webster Bank and its HSA Bank division, elected Linda Ianieri to its board of directors. Ianieri previously worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers and Morgan Stanley Bank.
Ianieri retired from PricewaterhouseCoopers after nearly 40 years of providing audit and advisory services to both public and private financial services companies. From 2009-2017, she served on PwC’s board of partners and principals, and as chief auditor for PwC’s banking and capital markets sector. Ianieri previously served as an independent director for Morgan Stanley Bank, where she was chair of its audit and governance/compensation committees.
Ianieri was a pioneer of PwC’s hedge fund and private equity fund audit practice. As the first woman audit partner admitted to PwC in New York, she has led myriad women’s leadership initiatives and forums.
“Linda’s deep financial services background and her wealth of experience in advising multinational companies across a range of financial services industries will be very valuable to Webster,” John R. Ciulla, chairman, president and CEO of Webster and Webster Financial, said. “With the addition of Linda to the board, it further reinforces our commitment to ensuring our leaders and directors are reflective of the industries, markets and communities we serve.”
Ianieri is a member of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, served as a member of the verification subcommittee of the Association for Investment and Management Research, and is a past member of the New York State Society of CPAs stock brokerage committee. She was a member of the inaugural class of David Rockefeller Fellows and was an awardee and past member of the YWCA Academy of Women Achievers.
