BEDMINSTER, NJ - (NewMediaWire) - June 5, 2024 - Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select Market: PGC) and Peapack Private, a division of Peapack-Gladstone Bank, are proud to announce that Lisa Fitzgerald has joined the Company as Senior Managing Director, Equipment Finance Operations Manager.  Lisa is responsible for overall equipment financing lease and loan portfolio service management and acts as the primary liaison with a third-party servicer and system vendors.

Ms. Fitzgerald is a seasoned manager with extensive business and equipment financing and leasing product expertise.  She brings to the Bank 25 years of equipment finance and financial services experience previously serving as Senior Vice President, Business Application Development & Support (Equipment Finance & Rail) at First Citizens Bank where she was responsible for implementation and oversight of capital investment spends related to the core receivable platform for the Equipment Finance division of the Bank.  Prior to that as Senior Vice President, Strategic Technology & Operations at Finova Capital, LLC, Lisa was the lead responsible for the selection and implementation of the core business technologies needed for support of leasing and lending products with the organization from inception.  Additional roles included Director, Technology, Digital Transformation/Strategic Initiatives, and Director, Business Capital at The CIT Group; TSA Manager/Contracts Manager, Avolon; and Financial Operations Lead/Aerospace Divestiture Lead and Vice President, Senior Operations Manager at The CIT Group/Transportation Finance in Livingston, NJ.

Ms. Fitzgerald graduated from Augsburg College in Minneapolis, MN with a Bachelor of Arts in Management Information Systems.  She holds the credential of Certified Professional in Business Process Management (CPBPM) from Villanova University.

About the Company

Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation is a New Jersey bank holding company with total assets of $6.4 billion and assets under management and/or administration of $11.5 billion as of March 31, 2024.  Founded in 1921, Peapack-Gladstone Bank is a commercial bank that offers a client-centric approach to banking, providing high-quality products along with customized and innovative wealth management, investment banking, commercial and retail solutions.  Peapack Private, a division of Peapack-Gladstone Bank, offers comprehensive financial, tax, fiduciary and investment advice and solutions to individuals, families, privately held businesses, family offices and not-for-profit organizations, which help them to establish, maintain and expand their legacy.  Together, Peapack-Gladstone Bank and Peapack Private offer an unparalleled commitment to client service.  Visit www.pgbank.com and www.peapackprivate.com for more information.

Contact:  Rosanne Schwab, Peapack-Gladstone Bank, Vice President, Public Relations and Corporate Communications Manager, 500 Hills Drive, Suite 300, Bedminster, NJ  07921 rschwab@pgbank.com, (908) 719-6543.