John P. Barnes

John P. (Jack) Barnes is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of People's United Bank, Inc.(PBCT)

He served as both President and Chief Executive Officer of People’s United from April 2010 until May 2018. Barnes joined People's United Financial as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer following the acquisition of Chittenden Corporation in early 2008. In this position, he managed Information Technology, Operations, Real Estate Services and Business Services. Barnes joined Chittenden Bank in 1983 as Manager of Loan Review after five years with the FDIC - Boston. He became Senior Vice President and Chief Credit Policy Officer in 1988. In 1990 he was appointed division head of the Credit Policy and Administration division, which grew to include various support services areas. In 2002, Mr. Barnes was appointed Executive Vice President in charge of the newly formed Chittenden Services Group, which included IT, Operations and other centralized services for the corporation. He is a graduate of Northeastern University and received his M.B.A. from the University of Vermont.