| Boston Private Financial Holdings announced this week that it appointed Lizabeth H. Zlatkus to its board of directors and to the board of its subsidiary Boston Private Bank & Trust Co.
Zlatkus held numerous executive leadership positions over her 28 years with The Hartford Financial Services Group, including chief financial officer, chief risk officer, co-chief operating officer of Hartford Life Insurance Companies and president of the International Wealth Management and Group Benefits Divisions of Hartford Life. She is on the board of directors of Legal & General Group PLC, a UK-based financial services business.
“We are pleased to welcome Liz to our board of directors,” said Stephen M. Waters, chairman of the board of directors of the company and the bank. “Liz brings extensive experience in the financial services arena where she has played pivotal roles in regulation and governance, and has deep experience in finance and risk management matters. She is a financial expert who has served as the chief financial officer and chief risk officer at The Hartford Financial Services Group. We believe her experience in these areas will be valuable to our company as we continue to pursue our strategy to become a premier wealth management and private banking company in our target markets.”
“Over the past year, we have been fortunate to add exceptional talent to our board. With Liz as our newest member, we have further strengthened our expertise in audit and risk management, with a specific focus on the financial services industry. Liz is also very active in community organizations, and has expertise in leading large scale technology projects, including software and hardware initiatives,” CEO Clayton G. Deutsch said in a statement.
He also said, “With the addition of Liz to our board, we are also continuing our commitment to the 2020 Women on Boards campaign, where we now have a board that is comprised of 40 percent women. We are delighted that Liz agreed to join us as we move forward.”
Zlatkus formerly served as regulatory chair for the North American Chief Risk Officers Council. She was a member of the Hewlett Packard Financial Services board of advisors and the LOMA board of directors. She is currently serves as finance chair of the Connecticut Science Center trustee board, and is on the board of trustees of the Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame.
