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www.HartfordBusiness.com September 21, 2015 • Hartford Business Journal 23 Joe Savage THE BASICS Name of organization: Webster Bank Title: President Size of organization: 3,000 bankers Education: Bachelor's degree from Manhattan College; MBA from Seton Hall University Previous job: Executive vice president of communications and energy banking group for CoBank in Denver (1996-2002) ON THE JOB Guiding business principle: Creating an exciting, fun and competitive workplace Best way to keep your competitive edge: Remain intensely physically active Proudest accomplishment: Pride I take in generational event — how Webster helped customers during the Great Recession. I can't say enough about being such an integral part of a group who ran towards our customers in their time of need, and not run away from them. We didn't blink. Goal yet to be achieved: To actually become good at golf Favorite part of the job: Interacting with the people I work with Least favorite part of the job: Meetings that run too long Personal touch in your office: Photo of me and my son on one of the Colorado 14ers (mountains) JUDGMENT CALLS Best business decision: Coming back to Connecticut and joining Webster Bank Worst business decision: Should have bought more Webster stock during the Great Recession Biggest missed opportunity: Ditto Best way to spot trends: Watch your kids — they're on to the next big thing Next big move: Launching golf career Your pet peeve: Nay-sayers PERSONAL SIDE City of residence: Simsbury Favorite way to relax: Golf, swim — exercise … . It's cathartic. Hobbies: Golf, gardening, being on the lake Last vacation: Cancun, Mexico Favorite movie: "Braveheart" The car you drive: Cadillac Currently reading: "Sherwood" Favorite cause: Catholic Charities/ United Way Second choice career: Track coach Avant-Garde Art in Latin America and the United States Art Gallery UNIVERSITY OF SAINT JOSEPH 1678 Asylum Avenue, West Hartford CT 860.231.5399 www.usj.edu/panamerican September 25 through December 20, 2015 OPENING RECEPTION / RECEPCIÓN DE APERTURA Thursday, September 24, 5:30 — 7:30 p.m. THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC / ESTE EVENTO ES GRATIS Y ESTÁ ABIERTO AL PÚBLICO Pan American Modernism: Avant-Garde Art in Latin America and the United States was developed by Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, with tour organized by International Arts & Artists, Washington, D.C. At the Art Gallery, USJ, it is supported in part by Connecticut Humanities, an anonymous donor, Cigna, and the Karen L. Chase '97 Fund. Media Sponsor: Hartford Business Journal. IMAGE Eduardo Abela. Mujer (Woman). Late 1920s. Oil on canvas. Collection of Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami. Family Day at the Art Gallery / Día de la Familia en la Galería Sunday, October 18 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Edward J. Sullivan Geometry and Gesture: Observations on Abstract Art of the Americas / Geometría y gesto: Observaciones sobre el Arte Abstracto de las Américas Vincenza Uccello Fine Arts Lecture Tuesday, December 1 7:00 p.m. Hoffman Auditorium, Bruyette Athenaeum, USJ FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC The six episodes of this PBS documentary series will be introduced by scholars and followed by community discussions. Screenings will take place between September 2015 and April 2016. For dates and locations call 860.231.5743 or visit www.usj.edu/latino500. Latino Americans: 500 Years of History has been made possible through a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Library Association. Savage, a Simsbury resident, was the chair of the 2013-2014 United Way Campaign for the United Way of Central and Northeast- ern Connecticut. He serves as a director of the MetroHart- ford Alliance and the Travelers Champion- ship committee. He also serves on the board of the Bushnell Performing Arts Center and the Connecticut Bankers Association. He is a director emeritus for the Connecti- cut Business and Industry Association. "This business lets me maintain my com- petitive nature and still do something that is good for the state, the people and the com- munities in which they live," Savage said. n P H O T O | S T E V E L A S C H E V E R