DR. ABAYOMI AKANJI was recently appointed to the founding faculty of the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University. As a professor of medical sciences, Akanji will teach clinical chemistry and endocrinology in the new medical school, which will train primary-care physicians when it opens this fall on Quinnipiac”™s North Haven campus.
Previously, Akanji was a visiting professor of metabolic medicine at the Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University. Prior to that, he was a professor of clinical pathology at Kuwait University. Akanji has a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Oxford and a medical degree and master”™s degree in chemical pathology from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
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ALEX OVERKAMP of Seymour was recently appointed by Reby Advisors in Danbury as director of business development. Overkamp is a financial services professional with more than 10 years experience in cultivating new business relationships. At Reby Advisors, he will be responsible for the recruitment of seasoned financial advisors to join the firm.
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WEBSTER BANK, a regional bank headquartered in Waterbury and serving businesses and consumers from Westchester County, N.Y., to Boston, Mass., recently announced the following promotions.
ROSEMARY GAIDOS was promoted to executive vice president, consumer deposits, a newly created position at the bank. Previously, Gaidos was senior vice president, head of bank operations and security. Prior to that, she was senior vice president, chief compliance and operating risk officer. Before joining Webster, Gaidos was senior vice president, compliance risk management at Bank of America.
WILLIAM E. WRANG was promoted to executive vice president, commercial real estate group. Previously, Wrang led commercial real estate as part of Webster”™s strategy to meaningfully expand its commercial banking business. Prior to that, Wrang was at Aetna where he worked as a real estate lender.
AMY JAKOBEIT was promoted to senior vice president, Customer Care Center. In her new role, Jakobeit is responsible for Webster”™s interaction with customers via telephone and online chat. Jakobeit joined Webster in 1992 and moved to the Customer Care Center in 1995 to help develop it into one of the bank”™s primary distribution channels.
