ROI Influencers: Banking 2024 — James Vaccaro
James Vaccaro
Chair & CEO
Manasquan Bank
Runs $2.2 billion bank that operates from 15 offices and branches located in Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean counties.
ROI Influencers: Banking 2024 — Lindsey Stampone
Lindsey Stampone
Market executive, global commercial banking
Bank of America
She leads a team that delivers comprehensive financial solutions to companies with annual revenues between $50 million and $2 billion.
ROI Influencers: Banking 2024 — Frank Sorrentino
Frank Sorrentino
Chairman & CEO
ConnectOne
The founder of ConnectOne, he still provides a guiding hand as chairman and CEO.
ROI Influencers: Banking 2024 — Michael Shriner
Michael Shriner
CEO
BCB Bank
Named CEO on Jan. 1, Shriner is slowly but surely putting his mark on one of the state’s top community banks.
ROI Influencers: Banking 2024 — Patrick Ryan
Patrick Ryan
CEO
First Bank
Highly regarded veteran in the sector will assume the role as chair of N.J. Bankers Association on July 1.
ROI Influencers: Banking 2024 — Lester Pataki
Lester Pataki
Managing director & regional manager, commercial banking
JPMorgan Chase
He heads the bank’s middle market banking and specialized industries commercial banking in New Jersey, as well as Pennsylvania and Delaware.
ROI Influencers: Banking 2024 — Kevin Pace
Kevin Pace
CEO
Bogota Savings Bank
Bank made news last fall when it reached a multiyear, exclusive naming rights agreement for Fairleigh Dickinson’s basketball arena in Teaneck, which is now known as the Bogota Savings Bank Center.
ROI Influencers: Banking 2024 — Rebecca O’Connell
Rebecca O’Connell
NYC metro president
Citizens Bank
Citizens, integrating itself into market since the acquisition of Investors, recently elevated O’Connell to NYC metro president, where she will oversee northern and central New Jersey, New York City and...
ROI Influencers: Banking 2024 — Curtis Myers
Curtis Myers
Chair & CEO
Fulton Bank
Longtime bank employee is in second year as chair and CEO, a position he assumed in January 2023.
ROI Influencers: Banking 2024 — Craig Montanaro
Craig Montanaro
CEO
Kearny Bank
Was recently named the first vice chair of the N.J. Bankers Association.
