BUFFALO, N.Y., July 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- M&T Bank Corporation ("M&T")(NYSE: MTB) announced today that Doris P. Meister will join the company's Management Group as an Executive Vice President, effective August 15, 2016, and will head its Wilmington Trust wealth management businesses.

Meister comes to Wilmington Trust from BNY Mellon, where she served since 2009 as President of U.S. Markets for BNY Wealth Management.  She has 40 years of financial and executive management experience. 

Originally from Michigan, Meister graduated from Smith College with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, and earned a Master of Business Administration in Finance and Marketing from the University of Chicago Booth Graduate School of Business. 

"Since Wilmington Trust joined M&T, we have accomplished much together, and have focused on serving our clients and developing a strong infrastructure," said M&T Chairman and CEO, Robert G. Wilmers.  "To help capitalize on our opportunities going forward, we are adding Doris Meister to our Wilmington Trust team.  She brings a long record of performance, expertise and commitment to clients—which are among the attributes we value most in the M&T family." 

Meister joins William J. Farrell II, Executive Vice President, as the second member from Wilmington Trust on M&T's Management Group, which is comprised of the company's top 15 executives.  A full list of members can be found at https://newsroom.mtb.com/leadership-team.

About M&T Bank Corporation

M&T is a financial holding company headquartered in Buffalo, New York.  M&T's principal banking subsidiary, M&T Bank, operates banking offices in New York, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Connecticut, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia.  Trust-related services are provided by M&T's Wilmington Trust-affiliated companies and by M&T Bank.

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SOURCE M&T Bank Corporation