TOMS RIVER, N.J., July 21, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OceanFirst Financial Corp. (Nasdaq:OCFC), the holding company for OceanFirst Bank, announced the advancement of its succession plan appointing Vito R. Nardelli, President of the Company and the Bank. In this position, Mr. Nardelli will oversee the operations of the organizations.
"Vito's wealth of experience and talent make him well-qualified to be our next President," said OceanFirst Chairman and CEO John R. Garbarino. "We are pleased to be able to take the next step in our succession plan, formulated shortly after Vito joined the Bank."
Mr. Nardelli was hired by the Bank as Executive Vice President/Chief Sales Officer in June 2004 and was named Chief Operating Officer in 2005. Mr. Nardelli has been employed in the banking industry for approximately 30 years. He began his career with Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. and held various executive level positions at Marine Midland Bank and Wachovia (formerly First Union). He most recently served as Director of Retail Banking for The Trust Company of New Jersey and, until 2003, as Division President of the Dime Savings Bank of New Jersey. Between 1991 and 1994, Mr. Nardelli served as Executive Director of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority.
OceanFirst Financial Corp.'s subsidiary, OceanFirst Bank, founded in 1902, is a federally-chartered stock savings bank with $2.2 billion in assets and twenty-three branches located in Ocean, Monmouth and Middlesex Counties, New Jersey. The Bank is the largest and oldest community-based financial institution headquartered in Ocean County, New Jersey.
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