Washington Trust Announces New Senior Vice President

Washington Trust announces that Kristen L. DiSanto of South Kingstown, R.I. has been promoted to senior vice president of human resources. She is responsible for managing the human resources function, including staffing, training, compensation, benefits, and employee relations.

DiSanto has more than 18 years of human resources experience, primarily in the banking industry. She joined the Bank in 1994, and was promoted to assistant vice president in 1996 and vice president in 1998. DiSanto holds a bachelor of arts in speech communication from the University of Rhode Island, and has been certified as a Professional in Human Resources by the Society for Human Resource Management. She is a graduate of Leadership Rhode Island, and continues her involvement with that organization serving on the special events committee and participating in core program session days. She also serves on the legislative committee of the Rhode Island Business Group on Health, the finance committee of Saint Elizabeth Community and the Personnel Committee of the Ocean Community YMCA.

The Washington Trust Company is a subsidiary of Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc., a $2.9 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 business banking, personal 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.Corporation's common stock trades on The NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol WASH. Web site address: www.washtrust.com.