Larry fish citizens bank biography template

BOSTON -- Lawrence Fish has finally arrived.

The man who struggled in vain to help mm around a savings and loan in Beverly Hills, Calif., and then Bank of New England Corp. in Boston, is now sitting at the helm of one of the Northeast's most successful growth stories.

In just 2 1/2 years as chairman, president, and chief executive of Citizens Financial Group Inc., Mr.

Fish has achieved his publicly stated goal of doubling the asset size of the Providence, R.I.-based banking company.

Since 1992, Citizens Financial has gone from $4.2 billion to $9.2 billion of assets and expects to grow by another $1 billion next year upon completion of one of its recent acquisitions.

"We don't know of any bank proportionally that has grown so fast," Mr.

Fish said during a recent interview in the bank's posh new Boston offices. (The new digs came with Neworld Bancorp, which Citizens acquired in April.)

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