November 25, 2008 (Westerly, RI). . .Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ Global SelectÒ; symbol: WASH), parent company of The Washington Trust Company , received the 2008 Women @the Top Award from the Leading Women of Southeastern New England, recently at an awards dinner at the Crowne Plaza in Warwick.
Washington Trust was selected as one of the three largest Rhode Island headquartered public companies with 20% or more women on their corporate boards and with the highest percentage of women corporate officers or key executives. Washington Trust has three women on the board of directors and five women in senior management positions.
"We are proud to receive this award recognizing the women on our board and our senior managers," said John C. Warren, Washington Trust chairman and chief executive officer. "Washington Trust has an exceptional leadership team, and our female executives play a critical role in the Corporation's success."
Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. is the parent of The Washington Trust Company, a Rhode Island state-chartered bank founded in 1800. Washington Trust offers personal banking, business banking and wealth management services through its offices in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and southeastern Connecticut. Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc.'s common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global SelectÒ under the symbol WASH. Investor information is available on the Corporation's web site: www.washtrust.com.