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Webster Private Bank Expands in Garden City

By Webster Bank

(STAMFORD, CT) December 12, 2024 | 2 min read —

Webster Bank is pleased to announce the opening of its newest Private Banking office in Garden City, Long Island, expanding its capabilities to wealth management clients in Nassau and Suffolk Counties. Currently, Webster has Private Banking offices in the New England corridor.

“This is an important market for Webster, and we are adding an experienced, private banking team who reside in the New York Metro market,” said Peter Gabriel, Executive Managing Director, Private Banking. “This investment expands our commitment to delivering high-touch service and individual attention that helps our clients achieve their financial goals.”

Richard Chalifoux, Senior Managing Director, Fiduciary Services, Susan Aminov, Managing Director and Relationship Manager, and Allen Margolius, Managing Director, Portfolio Manager, will lead the Long Island Private Banking team. Together, they bring decades of client service-focused experience with an emphasis on offering a full range of financial services tailored to high-net-worth clients.

Chalifoux has 40 years of experience in estate planning and trust services and is past president of the Estate Planning Council of Nassau County, Inc. Prior to joining Webster Private Bank, Chalifoux was a Managing Director at First Republic Trust Company in Garden City, NY.

Aminov brings more than 20 years of experience serving the needs of high-net-worth clients. Prior to joining Webster Private Bank, Aminov was Vice President, Senior Relationship Manager at TD Wealth. In addition, she has served as Regional Private Banker at Republic Bank, overseeing the Private Banking needs of clients in New York City.

Margolius has more than 20 years of experience in conducting investment management due diligence and managing portfolios for high-net-worth institutional and trust clients. Prior to joining Webster, he was a portfolio manager and a member of the investment committee at Tompkins Financial. He also was an analyst and portfolio manager for AG Asset Management and Palisades Capital.

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.

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Alice Ferreira

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203-578-2610

Investor Contact:

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