CONTACT: Charlene P. Davenport, Marketing, 401-348-1363
DATE: September 13, 2006
Washington Trust Hires Commercial Credit Officer
September 13, 2006 (Westerly, RI) . . . Claudia E. Terra, of Coventry, R.I., has been named commercial credit officer for The Washington Trust Company. Terra, who works out of the Bank's Main Office in Westerly, is responsible for the underwriting of commercial credit facilities for business customers. She holds a B.A. from Brown University and a M.B.A. from the University of Rhode Island.
The Washington Trust Company is a subsidiary of Washington Trust
Bancorp, Inc., a $2.4 billion corporation headquartered in Westerly,
Rhode Island. Founded in 1800, Washington Trust is the oldest community
bank in the nation and is the largest independent bank headquartered
in Rhode Island. A state-chartered bank, Washington Trust offers
a full range of financial services, including personal banking,
business banking, and wealth management and trust services, through
its offices located in Rhode Island, southeastern Connecticut and
Massachusetts. The Corporation's common stock trades on The NASDAQ®
Stock Market under the symbol WASH. Web site address: www.washtrust.com.
