Eastern Bank Announces Senior Leadership Appointments
“Our vision is to be the leading local bank with comprehensive banking and wealth management solutions in the communities we serve,” said Bob Rivers, Executive Chair and Chair of the Board of Directors of Eastern Bank. “The experience, insights and perspectives of Sujata Yadav, Jeff Smith, Danielle Remis Hackel and Kerri Mooney will help drive our growth plans and commitment to clients, and we congratulate them on their leadership roles.”
Denis Sheahan, Chief Executive Officer of Eastern Bank, added, “We look forward to Sujata Yadav’s expertise as the bank’s first-ever Chief Product Officer to lead the emphasis on driving innovation and growth through product management, and to benefitting from the extensive client experience of Jeff Smith, Danielle Remis Hackel and Kerri Mooney.”
Sujata Yadav, Executive Vice President, Chief Product Officer, joined Eastern as Senior Vice President, Consumer Lending Director in 2017 and was promoted to Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer in 2021. As Chief Product Officer, Ms. Yadav will lead a centralized product team focused on product strategy, development and management while continuing to enhance product-related marketing and data analytics to help drive innovation, revenue growth and strategic alignment with customer needs. Under her leadership, Eastern has enhanced its consumer offerings including its first, fully integrated online platforms for Unsecured Lending and Home Equity. While leading Product Marketing and Analytics, she helped improve Eastern’s product marketing and performance measurement capabilities. Prior to Eastern, Ms. Yadav worked at Citibank N.A. for 14 years in both national and international leadership roles across the consumer bank. She earned a BA from the University of
Jeffrey F. Smith, Executive Vice President, Wealth Management, leads the combined Cambridge Trust and Eastern Bank Wealth Management teams including investment management, trust and estate services, and financial and tax planning services, along with delivering Private Banking services to Wealth Management clients from
Danielle Remis Hackel, Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer, joined Eastern Bank in July 2024 through the merger with Cambridge Trust. Previously, Ms. Remis Hackel served as Chief Marketing Officer of Cambridge Trust, responsible for branding, advertising, marketing communications, digital, social, web, campaigns, public relations and media. In addition to her role as Chief Marketing Officer of Cambridge Trust, Ms. Remis Hackel was president of the Cambridge Trust Charitable Foundation and served as the bank’s executive leader of the merger with Eastern Bank. Prior to Cambridge Trust, Ms. Remis Hackel worked at HarbourVest, a global private equity firm with headquarters in
Kerri A. Mooney, Executive Vice President, Private Banking of Eastern Bank, leads Private Banking for Eastern Bank. She joined the company in July 2024 through the merger with Cambridge Trust. Most recently, Ms. Mooney served as Chief Deposit Officer at Cambridge Trust, overseeing the banking offices, commercial treasury services and overall deposit strategy. Prior to joining Cambridge Trust, Ms. Mooney worked as the Director of Branches for HarborOne Bank from October 2016 to June 2018. Prior to that, she held various leadership positions at Rockland Trust from July 2010 to October 2016 including First Vice President/District Manager for
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