Kristy Berner

Ms. Kristy L.
Berner is a Chief Legal Officer at Santander Holdings USA, Inc., a Secretary, Executive VP & General Counsel at Webster Bank, NA, a Member at Connecticut Bar Association, Inc., a Member at New York State Bar Association and a Member at Society for Corporate Governance, Inc. Ms. Berner was previously employed as a Secretary, Executive VP & General Counsel by Webster Financial Corp., a Secretary, Executive VP & General Counsel by People's United Financial, Inc., a Deputy General Counsel & Assistant Secretary by KeyCorp, a Secretary, Senior Vice President & General Counsel by First Niagara Financial Group, Inc., a Principal by Hodgson Russ Andrews Woods & Goodyear LLP, a Secretary & General Counsel by First Niagara Bank NA, an EVP, Deputy General Counsel & Assistant Secretary by KeyBank NA (Cleveland, Ohio), an EVP, Deputy General Counsel & Assistant Secretary by M&T Bank Corp., and a Secretary, Executive VP & General Counsel by People's United Bank NA (Bridgeport, Connecticut).
She received her undergraduate degree from State University of New York at Buffalo, a graduate degree from State University of New York at Buffalo and an MBA from State University of New York at Buffalo.