Gina Proia — Chief Marketing & Communications Officer and Executive VP at CIT Group

Ms. Gina Proia has been Chief Marketing and Communications Officer and Executive Vice President at CIT Group Inc. since December 14, 2016. Ms. Proia is responsible for overseeing the CIT's branding, marketing, advertising, communications and corporate citizenship strategies as well as ensuring they support CIT's strategic priorities. She is also responsible for advancing strategies and programs to help promote a corporate culture that aligns employees with CIT's business goals, facilitates sustained growth and complies with regulatory requirements. She served as the Chief Communications Officer and Vice President of Ally Financial Inc., (formerly GMAC Inc.) since June 2009 until December 8, 2016 and served as Chief Communications Officer and Vice President of GMAC Financial Services. Ms. Proja was responsible for all global communications activities including developing strategic communications plans for the enterprise and managing media relations, internal communications, digital media, executive communications and community relations. She joined Ally Financial in December 2006 and served as Executive Director of media relations and financial communications. Prior to joining Ally, she held various positions at General Motors in the areas of financial communications and marketing communications. During her career, she also served in several roles at a public relations agency and spent time at a nonprofit documentary production company in Washington, D.C. She has served as a board member of Jump$tart Coalition, a national nonprofit organization advancing financial education for young people. She is also a member of the Arthur W. Page Society. In 2010, Proia was recognized on PR Week's 40 Under 40 List and in 2015 she received the Aiming High Award from Legal Momentum, the Women's Legal Defense and Education Fund, which recognizes the accomplishments of women in business. Ms. Proja earned her Bachelor's degree from the State University of New York College at Oswego and Master's degree in Business Administration from Ellis College.