Washington Trust Announces Promotion

Washington Trust announces that Jolene A. Simshauser, of Narragansett, R.I., has been promoted to sales and service manager in the Bank's Sweet Meadows Branch in Narragansett. She is responsible for new account sales, client retention and existing client cross-selling and relationship expansion. She will also assist in the daily supervision of branch staff.

Simshauser joined the Bank in 2001 as a customer service representative (CSR), where she was named “CSR of the Year” in 2003. She was promoted to senior customer service representative in 2006. Simshauser has a bachelor's degree from Adelphi University in New York. She is active in the community and volunteers for Wide Horizons for Children, where she assists and supports families through all stages of the adoption process.

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 Global Select® Stock Market under the symbol WASH. Web site address: www.washtrust.com .