Lisa Chalkan Is Promoted to Executive Vice President, Chief Credit Officer at Peapack-Gladstone Bank

BEDMINSTER, NJ--(Marketwired - Apr 21, 2016) - Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: PGC) and Peapack-Gladstone Bank announce the promotion of Lisa Chalkan to Executive Vice President, Chief Credit Officer at Peapack-Gladstone Bank. In her current role, Lisa directs Peapack-Gladstone Bank's credit professionals and quality assurance teams to efficiently manage the quality of the loan portfolio.

Lisa is a career banker with 30 years of financial services experience with a concentration in risk management, credit administration, underwriting and managing of policies and procedures. Prior to joining Peapack-Gladstone Bank in 2015, she served key roles at Capital One N.A. as Senior Vice President, Head of Commercial Policy; Director of Loan Administration/Commercial Banking; and Manager of Middle Market Underwriting/New Jersey where she was responsible for defining the credit parameters and authorities for commercial business and the build-out of a centralized credit administration team.

Prior to her tenure at Capital One, Lisa held key positions at Fleet Boston Financial/Bank of America, and HSBC Bank USA/HSBC Securities, Inc. as Vice President, Underwriting Manager, in Small Business Services and Risk Review Field Manager, respectively.

A resident of Lincoln Park, New Jersey, Ms. Chalkan holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from Rutgers University. She is proficient in Spanish and earned a Certificate with Honors from the National Commercial Lending School. Lisa is a key contributor to the Board of Trustees of the UCEDC, serving as Secretary of the Board, and past honoree as a Woman of Influence in Finance by the Women's Fund of New Jersey.

Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation is a New Jersey bank holding company with total assets of $3.36 billion as of December 31, 2015. Founded in 1921, Peapack-Gladstone Bank is a commercial bank that provides innovative private banking services to businesses, non-profits and consumers, which help them to establish, maintain and expand their legacy. Through its private banking locations in Bedminster, Morristown, Princeton and Teaneck, its wealth management, commercial private banking and retail private banking divisions and its online platforms, Peapack-Gladstone Bank offers an unparalleled commitment to client service.