KeyBank Promotes Mark Commune to Key Private Bank Market Leaders for Connecticut and Massachusetts

HARTFORD, Conn., May 18, 2023 – KeyBank today announced that Mark Commune has been promoted to Senior Vice President and Key Private Bank Market Leader for its Connecticut and Massachusetts market. In his new role, Commune leads a wealth management team located in Hartford that provides objective and skilled advice and financial solutions for high net-worth individuals and families throughout Southern New England.

Commune joined KeyBank in 2018 as an area retail leader for the Connecticut shoreline.  He was promoted to Regional Retail Leader – New England in 2020, responsible for leading the sales and service efforts of the region’s network of retail branches throughout Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, and Vermont.  Prior to Key, Commune held leadership and employee development roles at Santander Bank and Citizens Bank.

“Mark is a tremendous leader and coach, with proven sales and service execution, strategic planning and process implementation expertise,” said KeyBank Market President, Matthew Hummel. “His experience, talent and record of accomplishment make him well suited to take on a new leadership role driving Key’s private bank activities across our market.”

Commune holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Southern Connecticut State University. He lives in Cheshire and is the coach of the Lyman Hall High School Bass Fishing Team. He is in KeyBank’s business offices at 225 Asylum St. Suite 1910 in Hartford and can be reached at mark_commune@keybank.com.

About Key Private Bank

Key Private Bank is a leading provider of wealth management solutions and advice for high-net worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, including wealth advisory, investment management, trust administration, customized credit, family office and private banking services. Key’s wealth management platform combines the market insights of local advisors with a national team of wealth and investment strategists to deliver proactive and personalized advice and expertise to clients. Advisors also leverage partnerships with Key’s business banking and capital markets teams to build wealth plans tailored to meet each client’s specific need. Key Private Bank’s wealth management platform is delivered across 15 of the United States. Key Private Bank has $50.2 billion in AUM and $70.1 billion in AUA at March 31, 2023.

About KeyCorp/KeyBank

KeyCorp’s roots trace back nearly 200 years to Albany, New York. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Key is one of the nation’s largest bank-based financial services companies, with assets of approximately $198 billion at March 31, 2023. Key provides deposit, lending, cash management, and investment services to individuals and businesses in 15 states under the name KeyBank National Association through a network of approximately 1,000 branches and approximately 1,300 ATMs. Key also provides a broad range of sophisticated corporate and investment banking products, such as merger and acquisition advice, public and private debt and equity, syndications, and derivatives to middle market companies in selected industries throughout the United States under the KeyBanc Capital Markets trade name. For more information, visit https://www.key.com/. KeyBank is Member FDIC.

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