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Bankwell Financial Group in New Canaan, Conn., has hired a new chief strategy officer.
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Peyton Patterson, president and chief executive of Bankwell Financial Group (BWFG) in New Canaan, Conn., has been ordered by a judge to pay more than $350,000 to American Express to address unpaid credit card bills.
June 19
Bankwell Financial Group in New Canaan, Conn., didn't have to look far to find a permanent leader.
The $900 million-asset company said in a press release Friday that Christopher Gruseke has become its president and chief executive. Gruseke, a founding investor in Bankwell, was
Bankwell said last month that Gruseke was being considered for the CEO vacancy created last fall when Peyton Patterson resigned shortly after it was revealed that a judge had ordered her to pay
Gruseke's financial services experience includes serving as a member of CRT Capital's executive committee and as a chief operating officer at Greenwich Capital Markets.