First Niagara Financial Group Inc. in Lockport, N.Y., said Monday that it has hired J. Lanier "Lanny" Little as its executive vice president of consumer banking.
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Mr. Little, who has more than 35 years of banking experience, was a regional president in Milwaukee for Wells Fargo & Co.
He oversaw the San Francisco company's community banking operations in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Michigan.
The $8.1 billion-asset First Niagara said Mr. Little would join its senior leadership team, which oversees the development and implementation of consumer banking strategy.
He would be in charge of retail branch banking, residential mortgage, consumer lending, municipal banking, and alternative delivery channel management.
