Positive Profile: Ledyard Bank CEO Josephine Moran

Jay Lucas
Sunshine Report
This week we are delighted to highlight a true leader in the financial community – Josephine Moran, CEO of Ledyard Bank in Hanover.

Josephine brings a wealth of experience to her current position – having recently served as President and Chief Banking Officer at Ledyard prior to her taking the reins as CEO earlier this year. In addition, prior to joining Ledyard, she was Executive Vice President, Chief Corporate Services and Consumer Lending Officer at Provident Bank. She also served as the EVP and Director of Retail Banking at Provident Bank, Senior Vice President/Regional Manager/Retirement Services Director at Webster Bank and EVP/Director of Retail Banking at Columbia Bank.

But it wasn’t all banking and finance from the beginning. A graduate of North Bergen High School in Hudson County, NJ, she earlier pursued a sales, marketing and management career in fashion retail. With marriage came a move to CT. As her family with three children evolved, Moran began to focus on a career change. And an investment book by Primerica, Inc. founder, Arthur L Williams Jr., changed Josephine’s life. She knew she wanted to help people with their finances.

Completing her masters, Moran replied to a 1999 ad that began: “Do you know credit?” Two days later, she had an interview. Two hours later, she entered the banking world as a financial specialist with First Union.

Twelve years and a few mergers and buyouts later, Moran joined Santander Bank, overseeing several vital departments in its New York and New Jersey regions. In due course, she moved on as head of retail management for Provident Bank. It was while here that a recruiter, familiar with her strengths in investment wealth and retail, contacted her about a well-suited opportunity in Hanover, NH. “New Hampshire?” Moran exclaimed. She was used to New Jersey’s population of 9 million vs. New Hampshire’s 1.4 in the same land area. However, as evidenced by her proven track record of success at Ledyard – New Hampshire has been a great fit for her.

In addition to her role at the bank, Josephine continues to stay active at her alma mater. She was elected to the University of New Haven’s Board of Governors in January 2019 and currently serves on the Finance Committee. She is chair of the University of New Haven’s Pompea College of Business Advisory Board and has been a member since 2013. She is also the chair of the University of New Haven’s Women’s Leadership Council.

We thank Josephine for the leadership role she has provided – and congratulate her in ‘seeing the potential’ – in embracing an exciting, but challenging career change – and successfully realizing the potential.