Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp. on Wednesday said that it hired corporate attorney Michael Anthony Guarino as a senior vice president.
Guarino will work out of the bank’s headquarters in Bedminster as well as its new location at 300 Park Avenue, New York City.
Guarino will be responsible for responding to all legal issues arising out of the company’s New York office, in addition to working with the bank’s general counsel in providing support and advice to the bank’s executive and leadership teams on all matters of law and policy.
An accomplished and seasoned corporate attorney, Guarino has over 25 years of experience in financial services, including legal, regulatory risk assessment and compliance management, fraud and AML investigations, and vendor management/contract review with evolving risk. He most recently served as senior vice president and senior counsel at Metropolitan Commercial Bank. Prior to that as compliance officer & risk/counsel risk assessment at Israel Discount Bank of New York where he held roles as compliance officer and counsel/risk assessment/quality control/and legal counsel. Additional roles included assistant counsel/vice president & regulatory compliance manager, First Fidelity, First Union Bank and assistant treasurer, legal liaison/risk manager, International Trade Products Department, and Legal Investigator/Analyst at Chase Manhattan Bank, New York.
