Biography

Mr. Salamone joined the Board upon the closing of M&T’s acquisition of Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. and Hudson City Savings Bank (“Hudson City”) in 2015. He served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hudson City from September 2014 until November 2015. Mr. Salamone joined Hudson City in 2001 as Senior Executive Vice President and served on its Board of Directors. Between 2002 and 2014, he held several senior executive positions at Hudson City, including President and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining Hudson City, Mr. Salamone was an accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for 26 years, 16 years as a partner where he served as the Global Financial Services leader for Audit and Business Advisory Services. He is a member of the American Institute of CPAs and a member of the New York State Society of CPAs. Mr. Salamone serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees for St. Francis College in Brooklyn Heights, New York, as a trustee of the Ridgewood, New Jersey YMCA, and Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committees of Valley Health System of Ridgewood, New Jersey.