WSFS Names Chris Ballard, Senior Vice President, Director of Total Rewards

WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- WSFS Bank, the primary subsidiary of WSFS Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: WSFS), has named Chris Ballard as Senior Vice President, Director of Total Rewards, reporting to Lisa Brubaker, Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer.

Chris Ballard joins WSFS Bank as Senior Vice President, Director of Total Rewards. (Photo: Business Wire)

“I am thrilled to welcome Chris to our team,” said Brubaker. “With his many years of experience in the compensation, benefits, and total rewards field, Chris brings a wealth of expertise that will be invaluable as we continue to refine and enhance our Associate offerings.”

“I’m confident his leadership will play a key role in taking our team to the next level as we strive to create an even more rewarding workplace for our Associates and continue to be an employer of choice across the communities we serve,” she continued.

In his new role, Ballard will develop, implement, and execute a comprehensive total rewards strategy and oversee WSFS’ compensation, benefits and wellbeing, payroll, and HRIS functions.

“I’m excited to join an organization as committed to its talent and the community as WSFS,” said Ballard. “I’m eager to contribute to WSFS’s mission while ensuring it remains a great place to work for our Associates.”

Ballard comes to WSFS with nearly 20 years of experience in Human Resources, with 15 of those years working at UGI Corporation, a publicly held international distributor of energy products and services. He held several roles of increasing responsibility at UGI and was most recently Vice President of Total Rewards and HR Services.

He graduated from Gwynedd Mercy University with a B.A. in Business Administration and a minor in Human Resources Management.

About WSFS Financial Corporation

WSFS Financial Corporation is a multibillion-dollar financial services company. Its primary subsidiary, WSFS Bank, is the oldest and largest locally headquartered bank and trust company in the Greater Philadelphia and Delaware region. As of December 31, 2024, WSFS Financial Corporation had $20.8 billion in assets on its balance sheet and $89.4 billion in assets under management and administration. WSFS operates from 114 offices, 88 of which are banking offices, located in Pennsylvania (57), Delaware (39), New Jersey (14), Florida (2), Nevada (1) and Virginia (1) and provides comprehensive financial services including commercial banking, consumer banking, treasury management and trust and wealth management. Other subsidiaries or divisions include Arrow Land Transfer, Bryn Mawr Capital Management, LLC, Bryn Mawr Trust^® , The Bryn Mawr Trust Company of Delaware, Cash Connect^® , NewLane Finance^® , Powdermill^® Financial Solutions, WSFS Institutional Services^® , WSFS Mortgage^® , and WSFS Wealth^® Investments. Serving the Greater Delaware Valley since 1832, WSFS Bank is one of the ten oldest banks in the United States continuously operating under the same name. For more information, please visit www.wsfsbank.com.

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Andrew Davison

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Source: WSFS Financial Corporation