Webster Bank has announced two new regional presidents in Connecticut.

O’Connor have been named regional presidents in Connecticut for the Greater Hartford region and Greater O’Connor will lead the Greater Waterbury region. In these roles, they are responsible for all aspects of business development, community outreach and relationship management for business and professional services clients in their regions.

Bergstrom has more than 25 years of retail and business banking experience. He is senior vice president, responsible for business banking’s Connecticut activities. Bergstrom is very active in the Hartford and Waterbury communities, representing

Webster on the board of directors of the Waterbury Regional Chamber, the Waterbury Housing Fund, the United Way of Greater Waterbury, the Palace Theater, the Community Economic Development Fund and the Community Investment Corp.

O’Connor has more than 20 years of construction and real estate experience and currently serves as senior vice president and director of corporate real estate. O’Connor is a retired U.S. Army officer, having served in the National Guard, Reserves and Active Army. He earned the Bronze Star Medal for action in 2004 while serving in combat in Afghanistan with the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Airborne. He is on the board of directors of the Palace Theater, is a member of the Greater Waterbury United Way and current past chair of the board of directors of the Greater Waterbury YMCA.

“The regional president model continues to provide Webster with a competitive relationship advantage, as we have empowered senior bankers in all of our major metro regions to represent the totality of the bank. Because Hartford and Waterbury are the core markets in our geographic footprint, we have decided to assign regional responsibilities to these two community-minded bankers, ensuring continued success,” John Ciulla, executive vice president of commercial banking, said in a statement.