DECEMBER 29, 2000

People's Introduces Investment Representative To Its Fairfield Stop & Shop Office

FAIRFIELD, CONN.
Peter L. Staff, a registered representative with People’s Securities Inc., is now headquartered at the Fairfield Stop & Shop.

Staff is licensed to offer all types of securities and provides a full range of financial services, including executing securities trades and planning for college or retirement. Staff is available 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on selected Saturdays.

Staff, who has a bachelor’s degree in Economics, Business and Finance from Mount St. Mary’s College in Emmitsburg, Md., joined People’s in 1998. Previously, he was an investment representative with Hubco in Westport. He has 12 years’ experience in the financial services industry. He lives in Norwalk.

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, life 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.