Reznikoff Named Vice President At People’s Bank

BRIDGEPORT — People’s Bank has named Alex Reznikoff of Newtown its vice president of information technology. In this position, he is responsible for People’s data center and production operations groups, which control, schedule, and operate the bank’s many computer systems.

Since July, Mr Reznikoff has been head of the data center/operations group, a position in which he tightened the bank’s policies and procedures, identified areas for improvement in problem response and resolution, and introduced best practices in general. He joined People’s in November 1999 as an information systems principal, developing a quality assurance department for the bank’s retail banking and brokerage Internet applications.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and computer science from McGill University in Montreal and is pursuing a master of business administration degree at the University of Phoenix.

Mr Reznikoff lives in Newtown with his wife, Carol, and their daughters, Elizabeth, Margaret, and Lena. Alex and Carol Reznikoff have volunteered and served on the boards of directors for the Housatonic Valley Waldorf School Association and the WellSprings Center for Natural Healing. He is also a professional jazz pianist.

People’s (www.peoples.com) is a diversified financial services company providing commercial, consumer, insurance, and investment services. Founded in 1842, it is the largest state-chartered bank in Connecticut with managed assets of more than $13 billion, 146 branches, and 225 ATMs. People’s is a leader in commercial banking, residential lending, insurance sales, and supermarket banking. An international credit card issuer, it ranks 17th nationally as an issuer of MasterCard and Visa credit cards. People’s subsidiaries offer brokerage services, asset management, equipment financing and leasing, and insurance services.