First Niagara forms new Enterprise Program Management Office, names Kelly to lead it

BUFFALO — First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FNFG) has formed a new Enterprise Program Management Office (EPMO) to oversee all its new products and services, business initiatives, and project portfolios.

The EPMO is “a key resource to enable First Niagara to manage and execute its strategic business investments focused on building products and services, features and functionality to better serve customers,” according to a news release from First Niagara.

The Buffalo–based banking company has appointed Michael Kelly as managing director of EPMO. Kelly reports to Gregory Norwood, chief financial officer, and is responsible for leading First Niagara’s enterprise-level portfolio of initiatives and ensuring strategic program alignment within the organization, according to the news release.

Kelly comes to First Niagara from TD Bank Group, where he served as senior vice president of U.S. core banking platforms and enterprise information management. He formerly served on TD Bank Group’s technology senior executive team. Additionally, he led several large-scale change programs for the bank. During his nearly 14 years at TD, Kelly held various leadership roles in retail, commercial, and capital markets.

Kelly is a graduate of Queens University in Canada. He and his family have relocated to Buffalo.

First Niagara is the fourth largest bank in the 16 county Central New York market ranked by deposit market share, according to CNYBJ Research.