Albany / Hudson Valley

Our Albany / Hudson Valley regional headquarters is located at 327 Great Oaks Blvd. Albany, N.Y. Locally, our customers bank with us at 44 offices across 15 counties, including: Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Fulton, Greene, Montgomery, Orange, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Sullivan, Ulster, Warren and Washington County.

Regional Leadership

Regional Leadership

Albany / Hudson Valley

The region is managed by two bankers with more than 45 years of combined industry experience.

Mark Stellwag

Mark Stellwag is the Regional President of the Albany and Hudson Valley region. He has 35 years of banking industry experience, including 25 years at M&T. He was the Market President of the Hudson Valley region from 2015 to 2017, and spent 10 years as the team leader for M&T’s commercial real estate group in Albany and the Hudson Valley. An active member in the community, Stellwag supports the Dutchess County Economic Development Corporation as a marketing committee member; Hudson Valley Economic Development Corporation as a board member; SUNY New Paltz Graduate School of Business as a business advisory council member; and Newburgh Habitat for Humanity as a committee member. He is a graduate of Pace University.

Beth Beshaw

Beth Beshaw is the Market President of the Albany region. She joined M&T in 1996 as part of M&T’s Executive Associate Program, a business school recruitment program which began in 1984 as a route into the bank for talented graduate students, and has held numerous leadership positions in the company. She has a bachelor’s degree from Connecticut College and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Simon School at the University of Rochester. Beshaw has been an active community leader throughout her career, serving as board chair of Girls Inc. and vice chair of the Albany Symphony Orchestra. She is also a member of The Forum of Executive Women, and was named to Albany Business Review’s Women Who Mean Business in 2018.

Baltimore

Our Baltimore regional headquarters is located at 25 S. Charles St. Baltimore, Md. Locally, our customers bank with us at 70 offices across four counties, including: Baltimore, Baltimore City, Cecil and Harford County, Md.

Regional Leadership

Regional Leadership

August Chiasera
August (Augie) Chiasera serves as Senior Vice President and President of M&T Bank’s Baltimore and Chesapeake regions. Chiasera has worked for M&T Bank for more than 24 years. He participates in a number of community organization boards, including Center Stage, Baltimore Development Corporation (BDC), Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO), the Greater Baltimore Committee, Garrison Forest School, and the University of Maryland Medical System. He serves as board chair of the Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore.
 
 
 
 

Central / Southern Virginia

Our Central Virginia regional headquarters is located at 8002 Discover Dr., Richmond, Va. Locally, our customers bank with us at five offices across 33 counties, including: Albemarle, Amelia, Buckingham, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Culpeper, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Essex, Fluvanna, Goochland, Greene, Hanover, Henrico, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster, Louisa, Madison, Nelson, New Kent, Northumberland, Nottoway, Orange, Powhatan, Prince Edward, Prince George, Rappahannock, Richmond, Spotsylvania, Sussex and Westmoreland, County, Va.

Regional Leadership

Regional Leadership

Cecilia Hodges

Cecilia Hodges has more than 31 years of experience in the financial services industry, including 22 years with M&T.

She sits on the boards of the boards of Easter Seals Serving DC | MD | VA, Youth for Tomorrow Real Estate Foundation, and Women Giving Back (WGB). She also serves as the chair of the ‘M&T Bank Bright Stars Night at the Circus,’ a memorable evening at the circus for children and adults with disabilities, wounded warriors, and military veterans and their families.

Central / Western Pennsylvania

Our Central / Western PA regional headquarters is located at One S. Market Sq., Harrisburg, P.A. Locally, our customers bank with us at nearly 54 offices across nine counties, including: Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Perry and Somerset County, Pa.

Regional Leadership

Regional Leadership

Stephen A. Foreman

Stephen A. Foreman serves as Group Vice President and President of M&T Bank’s Central and Western Pennsylvania region. Foreman has 34 years of experience in the financial services industry, including 31 years with M&T Bank.

Within the community, Foreman serves on the board of directors of the Altoona Blair County Development (ABCD), the Blair County General Authority, the Capital Region Economic Development Corporation and the Whittaker Center.

 

 

 

Central New York

Our Central New York regional headquarters is located at 101 South Salina St., Syracuse, N.Y. Locally, our customers bank with us at 45 offices across eight counties, including: Cayuga, Herkimer, Jefferson, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego and Seneca County.

Regional Leadership

Regional Leadership

Allen J. Naples

Allen J. Naples serves as Senior Vice President and President of M&T Bank’s central New York region. Naples has more than 46 years of experience in the financial services industry, including 14 years at M&T Bank.

Throughout his career, Naples has placed a strong emphasis on community service. He currently serves on the boards of the Blue Highway Capital, CenterState CEO, Syracuse Research Corporation and Onondaga Golf and Country Club. He’s also serves as board chair of the Onondaga Community College and chairman of New York Business Development Corporation’s Central Loan Committee.

 

Chesapeake

Our Chesapeake regional headquarters is located at 1025 Governor Warfield Parkway, Columbia, Md. Locally, our customers bank with us at 61 offices 11 counties, including: Allegany, Anne Arundel, Calvert, Carroll, Charles, Frederick, Garrett, Howard, St. Mary's, and Washington County, Md., as well as Mineral County, W.V.

Regional Leadership

Regional Leadership

Chesapeake

The region is managed by two bankers with more than 45 years of combined industry experience.

August Chiasera

August (Augie) Chiasera is the Regional President of the Baltimore and Chesapeake regions. He has worked for M&T Bank for more than 24 years. He participates in a number of community organization boards, including Center Stage, Baltimore Development Corporation (BDC), Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO), the Greater Baltimore Committee, Garrison Forest School, and the University of Maryland Medical System. He serves as board chair of the Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore.

Brian Walter
Brian Walter serves as Market President of the Chesapeake Region, and is responsble for managing bank’s activities in Central, Southern and Western Maryland. In 2015, he also assumed responsibility for the commercial business in the Greater Baltimore Region. 
 
Walter is a board member of Howard County General Hospital, 21st Century Education Foundation and the BWI Business Partnership, having previously served with numerous other organizations. 

Delaware

Our Delaware regional headquarters is located at 1100 N. Market St., Wilmington, Del. Locally, our customers bank with us at 52 offices across 11 counties, including: Kent, New Castle and Sussex County, Del., as well as Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, Worcester County, Md.

Regional Leadership

Regional Leadership

Nick Lambrow

Nick Lambrow serves as Senior Vice President and President of M&T Bank’s Delaware region. He has more than 35 years of experience in the financial services industry, and has held a range of managerial positions throughout the bank’s Maryland and Greater Washington markets, including Relationship Manager and Unit Head for both the Business Banking and Middle Market areas.
 
Within the community, Lambrow serves as a trustee of Winterthur Museum, Garden, and Library, trustee of the Christiana Care Health System, Director of the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce, and Director of the Delaware Alliance for Nonprofit Advancement and the Delaware Public Policy Institute.  He is also a board member of the Delaware Business Roundtable.

Greater Washington

Our Greater Washington regional headquarters is located at One Research Court, Suite 400, Rockville, Md. Locally, our customers bank with us at nearly 55 offices across 15 counties, including: Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George, Loudoun, Prince William, Stafford, and Warren County, Va., as well as Montgomery County and Prince George's County, Md.

Regional Leadership

Regional Leadership

Cecilia Hodges

Cecilia Hodges has more than 31 years of experience in the financial services industry, including 22 years with M&T.

She sits on the boards of the boards of Easter Seals Serving DC | MD | VA, Youth for Tomorrow Real Estate Foundation, and Women Giving Back (WGB). She also serves as the chair of the ‘M&T Bank Bright Stars Night at the Circus,’ a memorable evening at the circus for children and adults with disabilities, wounded warriors, and military veterans and their families.

New England

Our New England market headquarters is located at 280 Congress Street in Boston. The commercial banking office provides a variety of services to middle market companies, commercial real estate owners, healthcare and not-for-profit organizations and automobile dealers in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and parts of New Hampshire and Maine. 

Regional Leadership

Regional Leadership

Tim Wade

Tim Wade serves as President of M&T’s New England market. Wade has more than 35 years of experience in the financial services industry, including 15 years at M&T Bank. He most recently managed the healthcare and not-for-profit lending group for all of Upstate New York and New England and has an extensive history of active involvement with charitable organizations in regions served by M&T. He was named New England Market President in 2017.

Wade holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Managerial Economics from Union College in Schenectady, NY, and a Master’s of Business Administration (MBA) from Union Graduate College. 

New Jersey

Our New Jersey regional headquarters locations are at 45 Eisenhower Drive in Paramus, N.J. and 99 Wood Avenue South in Iselin, N.J. Locally, our customers bank with us at more than 90 offices across 14 counties, including: Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union and Warren County, N.J.

Regional Leadership

Regional Leadership

Tom Comiskey

Tom Comiskey serves as Senior Vice President and Regional President of M&T Bank’s New Jersey region. Comiskey joined M&T in 2003 and has held numerous management positions within the bank, including senior group manager in the commercial banking division managing middle market, healthcare and not-for-profit commercial lending teams in New Jersey.
 
Born and raised in New Jersey, Comiskey is an active board member for several local organizations, including serving as First Vice Chairperson for the Special Olympics of New Jersey. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce and the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra.

New York City / Long Island

Our New York City / Long Island regional headquarters is located at 350 Park Ave., New York, N.Y. Locally, our customers bank with us at 37 offices across seven counties, including: Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, Richmond and Suffolk County, N.Y.

Regional Leadership

Regional Leadership

New York City / Long Island

The region is managed by two bankers with more than 50 years of combined industry experience.

Peter D’Arcy

Peter D’Arcy is the Area Executive of M&T Bank Corp. and Regional President of the New York City and Long Island region. D’Arcy, who also serves as head of the Commercial Real Estate (CRE) segment, began his career at M&T Bank in 1995, and was promoted to regional president in 2013. Born and raised in New York City, he serves as a trustee of The Citizens Budget Commission and on the Real Estate and Construction Council of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.

Jason Lipiec

Jason Lipiec is the Market President for Long Island. He has 28 years of financial services industry experience, including 20 years with M&T Bank, and is a lifelong resident of Long Island. He previously served as Senior Group Manager for Middle Market banking out of M&T’s New York City regional headquarters in Manhattan.    

Northern Pennsylvania

Our Northeast PA regional headquarters is located at 101 W. 3rd St., Williamsport, Pa. Locally, our customers bank with us at nearly 50 offices across 23 counties, including: Carbon, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Columbia, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Lycoming, Mifflin, Monroe, Montour, Northumberland, Pike, Schuylkill, Snyder, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Union, Wayne and Wyoming County, Pa.
 

Regional Leadership

Regional Leadership

Phil Johnson

Phil Johnson serves as Group Vice President and President of M&T Bank’s Northern Pennsylvania region. He has more than 35 years of experience in the financial services industry, including more than 25 years with M&T Bank.

Johnson currently serves at the executive or chairman level for a number of local organizations, including: Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber of Commerce, Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce, UPMC Susquehanna, Misericordia University, Penn College Foundation and the Wilkes-Barre Family YMCA.

Philadelphia / Southern New Jersey

Our Philadelphia / Southern New Jersey regional headquarters is located at 797 E. Lancaster Ave., Villanova, Pa. Locally, our customers bank with us at 31 offices across 12 counties, including: Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia County, Pa., as well as Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem County, N.J.

Regional Leadership

Regional Leadership

Ira Brown

Ira Brown serves as Senior Vice President and President of M&T Bank’s Greater Philadelphia/Southern New Jersey region. He has more than 30 years of experience in the financial services industry, including 18 years with M&T Bank.
 
Brown currently serves on the board of the American Red Cross of Southeast Pennsylvania, Center City Business District, PA Bankers Society and the Walnut Street Theater.

Rochester

Our Rochester regional headquarters is located at 3 City Center, Rochester, N.Y. Locally, our customers bank with us at 30 offices across five counties, including: Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Wayne and Yates County. 

Regional Leadership

Regional Leadership

Dan Burns

Dan Burns serves as Senior Vice President and President of M&T Bank’s Rochester region. Burns joined M&T 33 years ago as part of the bank’s Management Development Program. Since then, Burns has held numerous positions within the bank, and in 2004 became regional president.
 
A lifelong resident of Rochester, Burns serves on the boards of the Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce, Monroe Community College Foundation, St. John Fisher College, United Way of Greater Rochester, University of Rochester Medical Center and the YMCA of Greater Rochester. He also serves as board chair of the Greater Rochester Enterprise and co-chair of the American Heart Association’s 2019 Rochester Heart Walk & Run.
 
Burns earned a bachelor’s degree in Finance from St. Bonaventure University and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Simon School of Business at the University of Rochester. He and his wife, Denise, have three children and live in Brighton, N.Y.

Southeast Pennsylvania

Our Southeast PA regional headquarters is located at 101-107 W. Market St. York, Pa. Locally, our customers bank with us at 56 offices across seven counties, including: Adams, Berks, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Northampton and York County, Pa. 

Regional Leadership

Regional Leadership

Thomas C. Koppmann

Thomas C. Koppmann serves as Group Vice President and President of M&T’s Southeast Pennsylvania Region.  Koppmann began his career at M&T Bank in 1990, and has worked in multiple geographies across New York and Pennsylvania.  He was promoted to Regional President in 2015.
 
Koppmann’s current community involvement includes positions with the Lancaster City Alliance, Better York and Lancaster Catholic High School.   

Southern New York

Our Southern New York regional headquarters is located at 68 Exchange Street, Binghamton, N.Y. Locally, our customers bank with us at 27 offices across 11 counties, including: Broome, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Otsego, Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, and Bradford County, P.A.

Regional Leadership

Regional Leadership

Peter Newman

Peter Newman serves as Senior Vice President and President of M&T Bank’s southern New York region. Newman began his career at M&T Bank in 1990, and was promoted to regional president in 2011.

 
Newman is committed to the development of local companies and communities across the Southern Tier of New York. Currently, he serves on the boards of the Broome Community College Foundation, Food Bank of the Southern Tier, Greater Binghamton Education Outreach Program and UHS Senior Living at Ideal. He also serves as chairman of the board for Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce, vice president of the board for Mercy House of the Southern Tier, co-chair for the Broome County’s Talent Taskforce Initiative, and finance committee member for Church of the Holy Family.

Tarrytown / Connecticut

Our Tarrytown / Connecticut regional headquarters is located at 120 White Plains Rd.
Tarrytown, N.Y. Locally, our customers bank with us at 34 offices across 11 counties, including: Fairfield, Hartford, Middlesex, New Haven, New London, Tolland and Windham, Ct., as well as Bronx, Putnam, Rockland, Westchester County, N.Y.

Regional Leadership

Regional Leadership

Frank P. Micalizzi

Frank P. Micalizzi serves as Senior Vice President and President of M&T Bank’s Tarrytown, NY / Connecticut region. In this role, he is responsible for the middle market, commercial real estate, health care and not-for-profit commercial relationships teams. Micalizzi began his career at M&T Bank in 2009 and previously served as senior group manager for the Tarrytown middle market group. He is active in several local charitable organizations in both Connecticut and New York.

Michael Weinstock

Michael Weinstock is Market President in Connecticut. Weinstock has many years of experience managing M&T’s commercial real estate lending in the Tarrytown-Connecticut region. He joined M&T in 1996 and previously worked as a middle market lending group manager. Within the community, he is active in the March of Dimes Rockland/Westchester County Division and the March of Dimes Connecticut Division. Previously, he was President of the Men’s Club and active for many years with the Foundation Board for the Jewish Home for the Elderly in Fairfield, Ct.  Weinstock also serves as the Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee of The Housing Development Fund in Connecticut. 

Western New York

Our regional headquarters, which also happens to be our corporate headquarters, is located at One M&T Plaza, Buffalo, N.Y. Locally, our customers bank with us at 77 offices across eight counties, including: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans and Wyoming County.

Regional Leadership

Regional Leadership

Shelley Drake

Shelley Drake is a Senior Vice President and Western New York Regional President at M&T Bank, as well as the Chair and President of the M&T Charitable Foundation. Drake has more than 48 years of experience at M&T Bank. Before being named Regional President, she managed a group of relationship managers in the Western New York Commercial Banking Department.

A native Buffalonian, Drake has been actively involved in the WNY community for decades, including chairing the Board of Trustees at Buffalo Seminary, the Board of Regents at Canisius College and the Sister’s Hospital Foundation Board. She’s also a past board member of Maria M. Love Convalescent Fund, Bornhava, Ronald McDonald House and Catholic Health Systems. 

Currently, Drake serves on the boards of the Burchfield Penney Art Center, the Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies and Great Lakes Health System of Western New York.