Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: PGC) and Peapack-Gladstone Bank announce the promotion of David Nunez to Senior Vice President, Head of Community Banking at Peapack-Gladstone Bank. In his current role, David oversees Peapack-Gladstone Bank's community banking underwriting and portfolio management group.

David is a career banker with over 25 years of financial services experience with a concentration in community banking and underwriting. Prior to joining Peapack-Gladstone Bank in 2014, he served as senior director, underwriter at Capital One Bank in Fairfield, New Jersey with a focus on middle market lending. Previously, he held positions as vice president, loan officer at First Hope Bank in Hackettstown and at Fleet Bank with a concentration in loan review and asset-based lending.

Mr. Nunez earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from Montclair State University and holds RMA (Risk Management Association) Credit Risk Certification. A resident of Long Valley, he is active in his community as a youth basketball coach.

Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation is a New Jersey bank holding company with total assets of $3.47 billion as of March 31, 2016. Founded in 1921, Peapack-Gladstone Bank is a commercial bank that provides innovative private banking services to businesses, real estate professionals, 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.