MIDDLE ATLANTIC
Sterling National Bank, a New York subsidiary of Sterling Bancorp, has hired Joseph Costanza as senior vice president of the bank’s asset-based lending division and Patricia Hrotko as senior vice president of the bank’s marketing group.
Mr. Costanza joined Sterling from LaSalle Business Credit LLC, where he was the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regional manager for 10 years.
Ms. Hrotko was the vice president and director of marketing for First Morris Bank and Trust in Morristown, N.J.
Sterling Bancorp has $1.9 billion of assets.
Bridge Bancorp Inc. of Bridgehampton, N.Y., the parent company of Bridgehampton National Bank, has hired Kevin M. O’Connor as president and chief executive officer for the holding company and its bank, effective January 1, 2008.
Mr. O’Connor will succeed Thomas J. Tobin, who will retire December 31, 2007. Mr. Tobin has been the president and CEO of the $591 million-asset company since 1989. To insure an effective transition, he will continue as president emeritus and special advisor to the board of directors through December 31, 2009. He will remain on the board of directors.
Mr. O’Connor has more than 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. Since 1992, he has been a executive vice president and treasurer at North Fork Bancorporation Inc., which Capital One Financial bought in 2006.
SOUTHEAST
Union Trust Bank of Washington, D.C., has hired Daniel Fischer as its chief executive officer.
Mr. Fischer will succeed Dwight Bush, who is stepping down after completing the initial phase of the bank’s start-up operations. Mr. Bush will remain a shareholder of the bank and serve as a consultant during Mr. Fischer’s transition to CEO.
Before joining the $32,000 asset-bank, Mr. Fischer was the president of KeyBank in Dayton. Before that, he was executive vice president of regional banking at Associated Banc-Corp in Green Bay, Wis.
Gateway Bank and Trust of Virginia Beach, a subsidiary of Gateway Financial Holdings Inc., has hired Myles Gaythwaite as senior vice president and chief retail officer. In addition, he will be the vice chairman of the bank’s asset-liability management committee.
Mr. Gaythwaite will manage the $1.7 billion-asset bank’s retail banking activities and will be in charge of training, marketing, and product development.
He has 35 years of financial services experience and was most recently director of organizational readiness at John H. Harland Co., which M & F Worldwide Corp. bought this year.
Cardinal Bank of Tysons Corner, Va., the sole subsidiary of Cardinal Financial Corp., has hired John Mockoviak as an executive vice president and the president of wealth management services.
Mr. Mockoviak will be in charge of all of the company’s wealth management services, including Cardinal Trust and Investment Services, Wilson/Bennett Capital Management Inc., and Cardinal Wealth Services Inc.
He was most recently group director of wealth management at BB&T Corp.
Cardinal Bank has $1.8 billion of assets.
WEST
Pacific Coast Bankers’ Bank of San Francisco has hired Nino Petroni as executive vice president and chief credit officer.
Mr. Petroni will be in charge of managing the bank’s lending group and underwriting, while ensuring the loan portfolio’s credit quality.
Before joining the $4 billion-asset bank, he was interim chief credit officer for the Mechanics Bank in Richmond, Calif.
