Wilmington Trust Newsroom

BUFFALO, NY—Wilmington Trust promoted Patricia Farrell to group vice president and managing director of Wealth Advisory services for the Buffalo and Rochester markets.

In her expanded role, Farrell is responsible for driving the expansion of wealth management services throughout Western New York. Farrell and her team work closely with clients and their advisors to develop financial strategies to help clients meet their current needs and plan for their long-term objectives.< /p>  
Farrell joined Wilmington Trust, part of the M&T Bank family, in 2014 as market leader for Wealth Advisory in the Buffalo area. She has more than 20 years of experience serving high-net-worth clients in the Buffalo, Rochester, and New York City markets.
 
Previously, she was a senior vice president and private client advisor at U.S. Trust in Manhattan, where she was also Private Banking team leader. Before that, Farrell was senior vice president and private client advisor at Bank of America, where she led a Private Banking team that served the Buffalo and Rochester regions. Earlier in her career, she was a senior vice president and private banker at Key Private Bank in Buffalo.
 
Farrell earned a master’s degree in Finance from Canisius College, and a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the State University of New York at Buffalo.
 
She currently serves on the board of the BISON Children’s Scholarship Fund, and plays an active role in support of M&T Bank’s Management Development Program.
 
Based in M&T Bank’s offices at One Fountain Plaza in downtown Buffalo, Farrell can be contacted at (716)848-7331.