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Best Practices for Communicating & Managing Your Company's Bank Relationships

November 13, 2026 
Bob Kane: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kanerobert

Robert D. Kane, Jr. is the retired Eastern Pennsylvania/Southern New Jersey Market President of KeyBank after more than 40 years of Corporate banking experience. 

Prior to joining KeyBank in 2010, he served as senior vice president of PNC Bank’s suburban Philadelphia, Delaware and Central Pennsylvania corporate banking groups.  During his career at PNC Bank, he held numerous sales and credit management roles, mainly focused on the middle market segment. 

A graduate of Mount Saint Mary’s University in Maryland, Bob earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting and attended Temple University for graduate work, with a concentration in Finance.  He also graduated from an advanced management program at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. 

Bob is involved with many organizations within the community, currently serving on the boards of The Union League of Philadelphia , The Charles Ellis Trust for Girls, The National Association of Corporate Directors, MCG Industries, the Timothy School and  the Advisory Board of Temple University Fischer-Shain Center for Banking   Previously, he has served on the Board of Directors for Philabundance, the World Affairs Council, BLOCS (Business Leadership Organized for Catholic Schools), the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau, Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Philadelphia, Association for Corporate Growth, St. Davids Golf Club, The PA Bankers Association and the Pennsylvania Advisory Board for Devereux.  

Bob and his wife reside in Villanova and have four adult children and 6 grandchildren.

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