Cape Cod Five's President and CEO, Dorothy A. Savarese, selected as one of "25 Women to Watch" in American banking
The editors of U.S. Banker and American Banker, who annually honor their "25 Most Powerful Women in Banking," also identify "25 Women to Watch" in banking. Selected as one of 2009's "Women to Watch," Dorothy A. Savarese, President and CEO of The Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank, will be recognized at a dinner this October 6, at the Plaza Hotel in New York. FDIC Chairman, Sheila Bair, will be the keynote speaker.
Dorothy A. Savarese is the eighteenth President and CEO of The Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank. Following twelve years in key management positions at Cape Cod Five, she took the helm in January 2005, as the first woman to assume the Bank's chief executive role.
Dorothy also serves as Chairman of the Bank's Board of Trustees and Board of Investment, as well as Chairman of The Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank Charitable Foundation Trust. Her many community and professional affiliations include serving on the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of the Massachusetts Bankers Association. She is Vice Chairman and Treasurer on the Board of Trustees of Cape Cod Healthcare, and Vice Chairman and Executive Committee member on the Board of Directors of the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce. In addition, she serves on the Board of the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod, and was appointed by the County Commissioners to the Cape Cod Economic Development Commission. Most recently she was appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Cape Cod Community College.
Dorothy A. Savarese will be profiled in the October issue of U.S. Banker. Click here to see profile.











