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June 21, 2022 BIZ PEOPLE

Webster names new chief information officer 

PHOTO | CONTRIBUTED  Vikram Nafde

Stamford-based Webster Financial Corporation, holding company for Webster Bank, has appointed Vikram Nafde to the role of executive vice president, chief information officer.

Nafde, a Darien resident, is responsible for Webster’s technology, including cybersecurity, data strategy and tech innovation.

Luis Massiani, executive vice president, chief operating officer, called Nafde a “dynamic leader,” whose experience in digital transformation will be instrumental in Webster’s delivery of enhanced technology initiatives.

Nafde, who joined Webster in 2020, has more than 25 years of experience in the industry.

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Two join Old Lyme-based High Hopes 

High Hopes, a therapeutic riding center in Old Lyme, recently hired two new staffers.

Claire Gadrow has joined as development director, and Michele Krumenacker now serves as volunteer director.

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Claire Gadrow 

Kitty Stalsberg, executive director, said, “It is an exciting time at High Hopes as we expand our staff.”

Gadrow, a lifelong equestrian, has more than 30 years of fundraising experience and will work to help achieve greater financial sustainability for the organization.

Krumenacker’s background in program management and counseling will help develop the organization’s volunteer team, according to Stalsberg. Krumenacker spent much of her youth caring for horses on her family’s farm.

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Michele Krumenacker 

High Hopes has served people with physical, emotional and developmental disabilities for more than forty years, offering year-round programs in equine activities such as therapeutic riding and carriage driving.

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