Washington Trust Appoints Charlemagne, DeLuca & Raiche
Branch Managers

Westerly, Rhode Island...The Washington Trust Company has announced that Marcus Charlemagne, of Smithfield, RI, Erin DeLuca, of Warwick, RI and Matthew Raiche of West Warwick, RI have been appointed Branch Manager's for three of Washington Trust's Rhode Island locations. Charlemagne was hired as AVP, Branch Manager of the Washington Trust branch at 7625 Post Road in North Kingstown, DeLuca was hired as Officer, Branch Manager of the Bonnet Shores branch at 885 Boston Neck Road in Narragansett and Raiche was hired as Vice President, Branch Manger of the branch at 236 Centerville Road in Warwick. All three will be responsible for managing the daily operations of their branch, developing and motivating their staff and growing the branch's deposit base and loan portfolio.

Marcus Charlemagne has more than fourteen years of banking experience. Before joining Washington Trust, Charlemagne held positions as Branch Manager, Assistant Branch Manager and Senior Business Banker for various banks throughout Northern Rhode Island. He holds an A.S. in Accounting and Finance from the New England College of Business. Charlemagne is Den Leader for the Pack 3 Greenville Cub Scouts.

Erin DeLuca has twelve years of banking experience. Before coming to Washington Trust, she held numerous retail banking positions for Bank of America in East Greenwich, RI.

Matthew Raiche has twelve years of banking experience, most recently as Small Business Relationship Manager for Santander Bank in Providence, RI. He holds a B.S. in Business Management from Fitchburg State University in Fitchburg, MA. Raiche is the Secretary and Treasurer for the Referral Pros chapter of Business Network International and a member of the West Warwick Country Club.

ABOUT WASHINGTON TRUST
Founded in 1800, Washington Trust is the oldest community bank in the nation, the largest state-chartered bank headquartered in Rhode Island and one of the Northeast's premier financial services companies. Washington Trust offers a full range of financial services, including commercial banking, small business banking, personal banking and wealth management and trust services through its offices located in Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts. The Washington Trust Company is a subsidiary of Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc., (NASDAQ OMX®: WASH). Additional information on Washington Trust and its subsidiaries can be found at www.washtrust.com.

MEDIA CONTACT: Elizabeth B. Eckel, Senior Vice President, Marketing
TELEPHONE: 401-348-1309
EMAIL: ebeckel@washtrust.com
DATE: May 29, 2015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


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