Amalgamated Financial Corp. and Amalgamated Bank Announce Board and Committee Appointments

Published: 2025-07-01 14:21:38 ET AMAL

Published on 07/01/2025 at 14:21

Amalgamated Financial Corp. announced effective June 27, 2025, the Board of Directors of Amalgamated Financial Corp. (the Company) increased the size of the Board from eleven to thirteen members, and elected Steven SaLoutos and Royce Anthony Wells to fill the vacancies and serve on the Board until the next annual meeting of stockholders, and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

Mr. SaLoutos and Mr. Wells were also elected as members of the Board of Directors of Amalgamated Bank, the Company's wholly-owned banking subsidiary. Mr. SaLoutos will serve on the Audit Committee and the Credit Policy Committee of the Board. Mr. Wells will serve on the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board.

Mr. SaLoutos brings extensive expertise in the banking industry and a strong background in board service. He became the interim Chief Financial Officer of ProSight Financial Association in 2024, and has served as the permanent Chief Financial Officer since 2025, following a distinguished 38-year career at U.S. Bank, N.A. His most recent position there was Executive Vice President and Midwest Regional Executive in Consumer and Business Banking. An active community supporter, Mr. SaLoutos is a member and former Chairperson of Wisconsin Women Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC).

Mr. SaLoutos holds a BBA degree from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, and an MBA, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Mr. Wells brings nearly four decades of executive leadership across highly regulated industries including banking, payment services, telecommunications, and energy. He has served as a Venture Partner at AZ-VC, since 2024, and sits on the boards of publicly traded Nexstar Media Group, Yelp and TripleLift.

Previously, Mr. Wells served as Chief Media Officer at Verizon from 2021 to 2023, and as a senior marketing executive at USAA from 2017 to 2021, culminating in his role as Chief Brand Officer. While at USAA, he also chaired both the USAA Foundation and the USAA Education Foundation, advancing initiatives in financial literacy, diversity, and customer trust. A former Marine Corps infantry officer, Mr. Wells holds a B.S. from the United States Naval Academy and a Management Certificate from Johns Hopkins University Carey School of Business.