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Issuer:     WASHINGTON TRUST BANCORP INC (WASH)
CIK:        0000737468
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-01-30T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000737468-24-000006
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.20
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Washington Trust Bancorp appoints Debra M. Paul to board effective March 1, 2024
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- Debra M. Paul elected to board, filling vacancy from an expansion, effective March 1, 2024.
- She is independent under Nasdaq rules and qualifies as an audit committee financial expert.
- Paul will join the Audit Committee after the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
- Healthcare experience includes CFO at Elwyn, CEO of Fellowship Health Resources, CFO of Woman & Infants Hospital.
- Compensation follows standard non-employee director policies, prorated for 2024.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/737468/000073746824000006/0000737468-24-000006-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/737468/000073746824000006/wash-20240124.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000737468-24-000006

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