First Niagara Bank today named a new regional banking director for Central New York. Lena Prohaska will lead the bank’s branch network in Rochester, Syracuse, Utica-Rome, Auburn, Ithaca, and Binghamton.
Prohaska has 27 years of experience in retail banking. She was previously the small business leader for First Niagara’s Western New York team. She is a graduate of Canisius College.
“We are very excited to have Lena join the Central New York management team,” David Kavney, First Niagara Central New York market executive, said in a news release. “Her experience and knowledge will be of great benefit to our customers and teammates. Bringing Lena to Central New York exemplifies our commitment to the region.”
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Buffalo–based First Niagara has 430 branches, $36 billion in assets, and 6,000 employees in upstate New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Massachusetts.
First Niagara Bank is number four in the Syracuse metro area deposit market with 21 branches, more than $808 million in deposits, and a deposit market share of more than 7.5 percent, according to the latest statistics from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. First Niagara is also number four in the Utica–Rome market with nine branches, $405.9 million in deposits, and a market share of about 11 percent.
The bank is number two in the Binghamton market with 10 branches, $342.5 million in deposits, and a market share of 12.8 percent.
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