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Issuer:     WASHINGTON TRUST BANCORP INC (WASH)
CIK:        0000737468
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-02-12T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000737468-24-000008
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.30
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Washington Trust appoints Debra M. Paul and Angel Taveras to Board of Directors
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- Effective March 1, 2024, Debra M. Paul (former CPA, ex-CEO of FHR) and Angel Taveras (former Providence Mayor, attorney) join the Board.
- Ms. Paul brings accounting, auditing, and leadership experience; Mr. Taveras brings legal and public sector expertise.
- Taveras fills a vacancy from board expansion; both directors are independent under Nasdaq rules.
- No arrangements or transactions requiring disclosure; compensation per standard non-employee director policies.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/737468/000073746824000008/0000737468-24-000008-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/737468/000073746824000008/wash-20240208.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000737468-24-000008

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