EMPLOYMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS 08/07
Executive Management Appointments:
Patricia Arnold has joined Greater Community Bank as Executive Vice President, Chief Lending Officer. Prior to joining GCB, Ms. Arnold held the position of Chief Lending Officer at Interchange Bank. Ms. Arnold has more than 20 years of experience in commercial lending and banking. Ms. Arnold is a graduate of William Paterson College and holds an MBA in Finance from Farleigh Dickinson University.
Roger Tully has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Risk and Operations of Greater Community Bancorp from Executive Vice President, Greater Community Bank. Mr. Tully’s previous experience includes that of Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer for Bank Leumi, USA; Senior Vice President-Divisional Director, at Summit Bancorp, and a Corporate Director of two Summit subsidiaries. Mr. Tully holds an MBA from The Roth Graduate School of Business and an undergraduate degree in finance from Fordham University.
Greater Community Bank is pleased to announce that Kurt Breitenstein, Rene Miranda and James Trouwborst have joined their commercial lending group:
Kurt Breitenstein is Senior Vice President, Commercial Loan Officer for Greater Community Bank. Mr. Breitenstein has 18 years of experience in banking and finance with more than 15 years as a Commercial Loan Officer in Northern New Jersey at prominent local banks such as Midlantic National Bank, Sovereign Bank and Interchange Bank. Mr. Breitenstein is a graduate of Skidmore College and holds an MBA in Finance from the Stillman School of Business & Public Administration.
Rene Miranda is Senior Vice President, Commercial Loan Officer for Greater Community Bank. Mr. Miranda has more than 20 years of experience in commercial lending and credit administration. He has been a senior commercial lending officer in the local area for the last 12 years. Mr. Miranda holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Montclair State College.
James Trouwborst is Senior Vice President, Commercial Loan Officer for Greater Community Bank. Mr. Trouwborst’s 20+ years of experience includes holding such prominent positions as First Vice President, Senior Commercial Loan Officer, First Vice President and Commercial Team Leader in well known local commercial lending institutions. Mr. Trouwborst is a graduate of Calvin College, with a BS in Business Administration. He is also a graduate of the National Commercial Lending Graduate School and The Stonier Graduate School of Banking – American Bankers Association.
Corporate Information: Greater Community Bancorp is a financial holding company headquartered in Totowa, New Jersey. The Company operates fifteen full-service branches in the Northern New Jersey counties of Bergen, Morris and Passaic through its state-chartered commercial bank subsidiary, Greater Community Bank. Greater Community Bank provides traditional commercial and retail banking services to businesses and consumers. In addition to its traditional banking services, the company offers a host of complimentary business and consumer products such as insurance, investments, leasing, tax preparation and title services, through its subsidiary companies. For more information on Greater Community Bank, you can visit their website at www.greatercommunity.com or call (973) 942-1111.