Johnson Named Division Head At First Fidelity
Douglas E. Johnson has been appointed president of the Toms River division of First Fidelity Bank, Newark, N.J., a unit of First Fidelity Bancorp. He was president and chief executive of First National Bank of Toms River, which was taken over by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. in May and then purchased by First Fidelity.
Mr. Johnson will oversee the Toms River division's business in the Ocean County market.
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