Daukas was most recently executive vice president at Washington Trust Wealth Management in Providence, RI, where he was in charge for the investment management, trust, financial planning, mutual fund management and insurance units.

Prior to that, Daukas was chief operating officer at Harbor Capital Management, having previously been COO at Fleet Investment Advisors.

People's United Bank, a subsidiary of People's United Financial, provides commercial and retail banking, as well as wealth management services across Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.