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Elzbieta Cieslik

Elzbieta Cieslik is Executive Vice President and Chief Audit Officer for Webster Bank, (NYSE: WBS), a leading commercial bank with more than $71 billion in assets, where she is responsible for Internal Audit. Prior to joining Webster, Elzbieta was a Global Director of Internal Audit at GFI Group Inc., where she led the establishment of the internal audit function in GFI’s New York, London and Singapore offices. Earlier in her career, she was Director of Risk Advisory Services at KPMG LLP and prior to that, she served as Vice President and Senior Audit Manager at JPMorgan Chase.

Elzbieta served on the Board of the Polish and Slavic Federal Credit Union and was elected to Chair the Board’s Supervisory Committee. She also served on the Board of NYC Financial Women’s Association.

Elzbieta currently co-chairs the Webster Women’s Initiative Network (WeWIN), which she helped launch in 2016, and is a member of the Environmental, Social and Governance Committee, chartered to establish a sustainable program that benefits the Bank’s stakeholders and creates value through responsible growth, efficient operations, and a diverse and inclusive workforce.

A graduate of Pace University in New York, Elzbieta also completed the Smith College Consortium leadership program, and the Columbia University Graduate School of Business’s Leading and Managing People program. Elzbieta is a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Trust Auditor.