BRIDGEPORT, CT – People’s Capital and Leasing Corp (PCLC), a subsidiary of People’s United Bank (NASDAQ: PBCT), announced today the appointment of Jim Pulie as Vice President, Sales for PCLC’s Aviation Finance segment. Pulie will be responsible for the origination of loan and lease finance solutions for the U.S. commercial helicopter industry.

Pulie has more than 20 years of aviation experience. Prior to joining PCLC he worked for Webster Capital Finance (f/k/a Center Capital Corporation), CIT Group Inc., Debis Financial Services and United Technologies Corporation’s Pratt & Whitney and Sikorsky Aircraft subsidiaries.

Pulie earned a bachelors of science degree in Business Administration from the University of Dayton and an MBA in Finance from the University of New Haven. He resides in Trumbull, CT, with his wife and two children.

People’s United Bank is a subsidiary of People’s United Financial, Inc., a diversified financial services company with approximately $25 billion in assets. Peoples United Bank, founded in 1842, provides consumer, commercial and wealth management services through nearly 340 branches in Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine and in Westchester County and Long Island, New York. Through additional subsidiaries, People’s United provides equipment financing, asset management, brokerage and financial advisory services, and insurance services.