M&T Bank Names Charles Pinckney Regional President for the Capital Region
CAPITAL REGION – Charles Pinckney has been named M&T Bank (NYSE: MTB) Regional President for New York’s Capital Region – a market where the bank has grown its local deposit share while remaining the area’s top commercial mortgage lender. He will take on the added regional leadership responsibilities while remaining in a senior role supporting commercial real estate, middle market, healthcare, and not-for-profit businesses.
Pinckney resides in Saratoga Springs with his wife Amy and two children. During his 14 years with M&T, Pinckney has served in the roles of team leader and commercial relationship manager prior to his promotion to senior group manager.
Pinckney will play a critical role in executing M&T’s community banking model. He will serve as a convener for the community, bringing together diverse stakeholders to explore and address regional challenges. He will also be an advocate for the region externally and internally within the bank, ensuring the bank’s executives understand the needs of their community and regional economy. And, he will remain close to the bank’s customers as a leader on the commercial banking team, continuously improving the local customer experience.
“I am grateful for this opportunity to serve the Capital Region as M&T Bank’s Regional President,” said Pinckney. “Our bank’s unique strength is the way we combine our robust capabilities with the engagement model of a community-based organization. In the new leadership role, I will rely on this strength as we collaborate with our customers and community partners to create positive change and foster inclusive economic growth. The Capital Region has many unique strengths of its own – from our vibrant innovation ecosystem to our growing creative economy – and I am looking forward to leveraging M&T’s capabilities to help our hometowns grow even stronger.”
Beth Beshaw New Role Critical to Refining, Implementing Community Banking Model
Pinckney will transition into the role from Beth Beshaw, who accepted a promotion within the bank to oversee the continuous improvement and ongoing implementation of its regional community bank model. In her new role as Senior Directors of Strategy and Execution on M&T’s Community Banking team, Beshaw will work to build upon and expand the bank’s unique approach to banking across the markets it serves. She will focus on helping the bank’s regional teams implement customized, market-specific strategies that leverage the power and capabilities of the entire bank to meet the needs of local customers and communities.
Beshaw joins the Community Banking team led by Mike Keegan, who earlier in his M&T career served as Regional President for the Capital Region and Hudson Valley.
