By Webster Bank
Webster Bank announced today that Michael Gebicki joined as Senior Managing Director, Sponsor Finance.
In his role, Mr. Gebicki will originate and execute middle market private equity backed transactions for Webster Bank’s Sponsor Finance General Industries team. He will be based in Stamford, Conn., and reports to Ross Catlin, Senior Managing Director, Sponsor Finance, Webster Bank.
“We are delighted to welcome Mike to the Webster team,” said Andre Paquette, Executive Managing Director of Sponsor & Specialty Finance Group, Webster Bank. “Mike’s deep expertise in Middle Market Sponsor Finance, combined with his proven track record in originations and deal execution, will be instrumental as we expand our Generalist Leveraged Finance platform.”
Gebicki has over 30 years of experience in origination, underwriting, and capital raising. Most recently he was a Managing Director at Sentinel Capital Partners, where he ran principal investing for the firm’s junior capital business. Prior to that, he was a founding member of Bank of Ireland U.S. Leveraged Finance group, where he originated senior and junior financings for private equity clients. He began his career at JP Morgan Securities’ Media, Technology & Telecom group where he was involved with various capital raising and advisory mandates.
Mike graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a BBA in Finance and Economics and he earned his MBA from the NYU’s Stern School of Business.
Santander Holdings USA, Inc. ( “Santander US” ) is a wholly -owned subsidiary of Madrid -based Banco Santander, S.A. (NYSE: SAN) (“Santander ”), recognized as one of the world’s most admired companies by Fortune Magazine in 2026, with more than 182 million customers in the United States, Europe and Latin America. Santander US is the intermediate holding company for Santander’s five growing businesses in the United States. Santander’s U.S. presence consists of auto lending, retail and digital banking, commercial banking, corporate and investment banking, and wealth management businesses. In August 2026, Santander closed on its acquisition of Webster Financial Corporation and, indirectly, Webster Bank, N.A, creating a leading retail and commercial bank in the United States by assets with an expanded presence in the Northeast. In the U.S. market, Santander also is recognized as top-10 auto lender and a top -10 multifamily bank lender and servicer, and operates one of the fastest growing digital banks, Openbank by Santander, as a division of Santander Bank, N.A. For more information about Santander US, please visit www.santanderus.com.