BNET Industries
Market Cap:$136.6M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$155.0M
- Public
- US
Dow Jones Description
Lakeland Bancorp, the holding company for Lakeland Bank, has a current asset base of approximately $2.6 billion and forty-eight (48) offices spanning six northwestern New Jersey counties: Bergen, Essex, Morris, Passaic, Sussex and Warren. Lakeland Bank, headquartered at 250 Oak Ridge Road, Oak Ridge, offers an extensive array of consumer and commercial products and services, including online banking, localized commercial lending teams, equipment leasing, and 24-hour or less turnaround time on consumer loan applications.
President & CEO
Thomas SharaNumber of Employees 521
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Commercial Banking: 522110
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Thomas Shara | President & CEO |
| Stephen Schachtel | President, Equipment Leasing Division |
| David Yanagisawa | Executive Vice President & Chief Lending Officer |
| James R. Noonan | Executive Vice President & Chief Credit Officer |
| Jeffrey J. Buonforte | Chief Retail Officer & Executive Vice President |
| Joseph F. Hurley | Chief Financial Officer |
| Louis Luddecke | Coo & Executive Vice President |
| Robert A. Vandenbergh | Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer |
| Gary R. Landau | Senior Vice President, Asset Based Lending Dept |
| Joseph Gallo | Senior Vice President, Auditing |
| Rasiel Kleiner | Senior Vice President, Bank Secrecy Act & Anti, Money Laundering |
| Aynur Karce | Assistant Vice President |
| Bette Sacco | Assistant Vice President |
| Carolann Rhinesmith | Assistant Vice President |
| Chris Nichols | Assistant Vice President |
| Deborah Parker | Assistant Vice President |
| Eileen DeCaro | Assistant Vice President |
| Eileen Diehl | Assistant Vice President |
| Jennifer Harkey | Assistant Vice President |
| Joan Magrane | Assistant Vice President |
| Joseph Leone | Assistant Vice President |
| Karen Sabyan | Assistant Vice President |
| Kelly Smits | Assistant Vice President |
| Ken Kirby | Assistant Vice President |
| Ken Partyka | Assistant Vice President |
| Ken Prestia | Vice President |
| Lenora McGuire | Assistant Vice President & Manager |
| Linda Caron | Assistant Vice President |
| Martha Newbold | Assistant Vice President |
| Mary Luke | Assistant Vice President |
| Nancy Morrisey | Assistant Vice President |
| Nina Luongo | Assistant Vice President |
| Pat Rosenberg | Assistant Vice President |
| Patrick Lasslett | Assistant Vice President |
| Roberta Rovas | Assistant Vice President |
| Susan Bonanni | Assistant Vice President |
| Virginia DeFinis | Assistant Vice President |
| Tony Rose | Director, Marketing |
| Bruce Bready | Business Manager |
| Linda Kinney | Assistant Branch Manager |
| Bette Schaumburg | Assistant Treasurer |
| Carol Kemmerer | Assistant Treasurer |
| Eftychia Gizas | Assistant Treasurer |
| Evan Consoni | Assistant Treasurer |
| Giuseppe Cascio | Assistant Treasurer |
| Hannah Shea-Nomer | Assistant Treasurer |
| Helen Nieves | Assistant Treasurer |
| Susan Kinney | Assistant Treasurer |
| Susan Nesbit | Assistant Treasurer |
| Tina McCarrick | Assistant Treasurer |
| Mark J. Fredericks | Director |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Arthur L. Zande | Board of Directors |
| Bruce D. Bohuny | Board of Directors |
| Charles L. Tice | Board of Directors |
| George H. Guptill | Board of Directors |
| Janeth C. Hendershot | Board of Directors |
| John Pier | Board of Directors |
| John W Fredericks | Board of Directors |
| Mary Ann Deacon | Board of Directors |
| Paul G. Viall | Board of Directors |
| Robert B. Nicholson III | Board of Directors |
| Robert E. McCracken | Board of Directors |
| Roger Bosma | Board of Directors |
| Stephen R. Tilton Sr. | Board of Directors |
Thomas J. Shara President and Chief Executive Officer, Lakeland Bancorp and Lakeland Bank Prior to joining Lakeland Bancorp, Shara served as President and Chief Lending Officer of TD Banknorth’s Mid-Atlantic Division, which includes New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. He was responsible for all aspects of commercial lending, including a loan portfolio with outstandings in excess of $3.5 billion. He also oversaw a network of 160 branches in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Prior to TD Banknorth acquiring Hudson United Bank, Mr. Shara was Executive Vice President and Senior Loan Officer at Hudson United, a $9 billion commercial bank, where he oversaw organic growth and was responsible for integrating over 30 acquisitions.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | President & CEO | Current |
| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | President, Equipment Leasing Division | Current |
Mr. Yanagisawa has over 38 years experience in all areas of commercial banking, most recently as Senior Loan Officer with TD Bank in the northern NJ market. Before TD Bank’s acquisition of Hudson United Bank in 2006, Yanagisawa had been with Hudson United Bank for 9 years, prior to which he was, through successive mergers, with Citizens First National Bank of NJ, NatWest Bank and Fleet National Bank. Mr. Yanagisawa is also a member of Garden State Credit Associates and Risk Management Associates and is a board member of the Volunteer Center of Bergen County. Mr. Yanagisawa holds a M.B.A. and Bachelor’s degree from Fairleigh Dickenson University and advanced banking degrees from The Stonier Graduate School of Banking and The Graduate Commercial Lending School.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Executive Vice President & Chief Lending Officer | Current |
| Lakeland Bank | Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer | Current |
| The Volunteer Center | Board Member | Current |
| Risk Management Associates | Board of Directors | Current |
| Bergen Volunteers | Board of Directors | Current |
| Hudson United Bancorp | Former | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University | M.B.A. | Former |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University | Bachelor's Degree | Former |
Mr. Noonan oversees the Credit Department and is responsible for loan review, collections, special assets, and commercial appraisal control. Mr. Noonan's banking career began at People's Trust of New Jersey and continued through merger to United Jersey Bank, Summit Bank, and Fleet National Bank. His experience includes commercial lending, credit policy and risk management. A graduate of SUNY New Paltz, Mr. Noonan received his MBA from Farleigh Dickinson University. He has taught courses for AIB in loan negotiations and customer calling skills
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The National Bank of Sussex County | Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer | Current |
| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Executive Vice President & Chief Credit Officer | Current |
| Lakeland Bank | Senior Vice President, Chief Credit Officer | Current |
| Fleet National Bank | Former | |
| Summit Bank | Former | |
| The Credit Department, Inc. | Former | |
| People Inc. | Former | |
| Aib-, Inc.Com | Former | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University | MBA | Former |
| State University of New York at New Paltz | Former |
Mr. Buonforte's responsibilities include the oversight of Municipal Banking, Wealth Management, including building and developing our Sales Reps, Cash Management and Business Development. Mr. Buonforte has over twenty-six years of sales and retail banking experience, with most of his knowledge of branch administration, personnel training, marketing, nontraditional banking products, and new business development attained at National Community Bank and its successor, Bank of New York. As Senior Vice President and Regional Manager, he was responsible for marketing retail banking products and services to consumer and small business markets for the Bank. He was Director of Sales and Marketing for Computerland, Secaucus NJ and was an Account Executive for Merrill Lynch, Paramus, NJ. Mr. Buonforte holds a B.S. degree, Magna Cum Laude, in Economics and Accounting from Nichols College, Dudley, Massachusetts. He is also a graduate, with honors, of the Stonier Graduate School of Banking, University of Delaware. He formerly served on the Board of Directors of the Meadowlands Chamber of Commerce and also on the Hudson County Chamber of Commerce.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Chief Retail Officer & Executive Vice President | Current |
Mr. Hurley joined Lakeland Bancorp in 1999 as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer with responsibility for the Controller, Investment and Treasury functions. He previously served as Deputy Controller of Bankers Trust and Corporate Controller at Westpac Banking Corporation and HSBC Securities. Mr. Hurley began his career with Price Waterhouse and, most recently, Mr. Hurley was the Chief Financial Officer of Hudson United Bancorp, a $9 billion New Jersey based community bank. Mr. Hurley holds an undergraduate and MBA degree from Rutgers University. He is also a graduate of the College for Financial Planners. A Certified Public Accountant, Mr. Hurley is a member of the American Institute of CPA's and serves on the Finance Committee of various community organizations.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Bank | Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Investment Company | Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Lakeland Bank | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Investment Company | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Americaninstitute.Com | Board of Directors | Current |
| Americaninstitute.Com | Member | Current |
| Hudson United Bancorp | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| HSBC Securities, Inc. | Corporate Controller | Former |
| West-Pac | Corporate Controller | Former |
| Westpac Banking Corporation | Deputy Controller of Bankers Trust and Corporate Controller | Former |
| Rutgers University | undergraduate and MBA degree | Former |
Mr. Luddecke's responsibilities include the consolidation and reorganization of internal operations. Mr. Luddecke began his banking career at the Bank of Passaic and Clifton, predecessor of Valley Bank. He moved to Horizon Bank, Morristown, NJ, where he served for eleven years; at Horizon, his responsibilities grew to include direct charge of Branch Operations, ATM's and Project Management, in addition to serving as a member of the Horizon Bancorp Steering Committee. In 1987, Mr. Luddecke was recruited to organize and establish Metropolitan State Bank, Montville, NJ, where he was Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operations Officer. He has been involved in all aspects of community banking operations, marketing, personnel and finance. Mr. Luddecke is a past Sussex County District Chairman of Boy Scouts of America.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The National Bank of Sussex County | Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer | Current |
| Lakeland Bank | Executive Vice President and Coo | Current |
| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Coo & Executive Vice President | Current |
| Horizon | Former | |
| Oak Harbour Marketing Limited | Former | |
| ATM-S | Former | |
| Valley Bank | Former | |
| Boyscouts.Com | Chairman | Former |
Mr. Vandenbergh is responsible for all lending, leasing, operations and retail functions for Lakeland Bancorp. He began his career working at Midlantic Bank/North, in NJ in 1980. At Midlantic he held various positions over the years; he was Manager of Commercial Credit; Vice President and Manager of the International Department, responsible for administration, credit quality and portfolio development. In 1990, he became Senior Vice President and Senior Loan Administrator of the bank. He joined The National Bank of Sussex County in 1991, assuming responsibility for the overall administration of the bank's loan portfolio; he became a Director of NBSC in 1995, Executive Vice President in 1997, and President of the bank in November 1998. A graduate of Ramapo College with a B.S. degree in Business Administration, Mr. Vandenbergh is active in the Sussex County Chamber of Commerce. He is Chairman of the Sussex County Community College, and is a Karen Ann Quinlan Foundation Trustee.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Bank | Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Chief Lending Officer & Senior Executive Vice President | Former |
| The National Bank of Sussex County | Executive Vice President & Chief Loan Officer | Former |
| Lakeland Bank | Senior Executive Vice | Former |
| Ramapo College of New Jersey | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Asset Based Lending Dept | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Auditing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Bank Secrecy Act & Anti, Money Laundering | Current |
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| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Assistant Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Assistant Vice President | Current |
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| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Assistant Vice President | Current |
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| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Assistant Vice President | Current |
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| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Assistant Vice President | Current |
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| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Assistant Vice President | Current |
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| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Assistant Vice President | Current |
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| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Assistant Vice President | Current |
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| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Assistant Vice President | Current |
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| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Assistant Vice President | Current |
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| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Assistant Vice President | Current |
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| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Assistant Vice President | Current |
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| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Assistant Vice President | Current |
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| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Assistant Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Assistant Vice President & Manager | Current |
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| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Assistant Vice President | Current |
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| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Assistant Vice President | Current |
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| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Assistant Vice President | Current |
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| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Assistant Vice President | Current |
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| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Assistant Vice President | Current |
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| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Assistant Vice President | Current |
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| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Assistant Vice President | Current |
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| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Assistant Vice President | Current |
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| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Assistant Vice President | Current |
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| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Assistant Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Director, Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Business Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Assistant Branch Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Assistant Treasurer | Current |
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| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Assistant Treasurer | Current |
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| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Assistant Treasurer | Current |
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| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Assistant Treasurer | Current |
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| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Assistant Treasurer | Current |
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| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Assistant Treasurer | Current |
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| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Assistant Treasurer | Current |
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| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Assistant Treasurer | Current |
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| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Assistant Treasurer | Current |
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| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Assistant Treasurer | Current |
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| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| FMI Corporation | Chairman | Current |
| Franklin Mutual Insurance Company | Chairman | Current |
| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| FMI Corporation | President | Former |
Munich-American Risk Partners. Ms. Hendershot has held various positions at numerous insurance organizations. Ms. Hendershot is a past Director of Newton Financial Corporation.
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fredericks Fuel | Chairman | Current |
| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | President | Former |
President of Keil Oil Company and Fredericks Fuel and Heating Service.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Oak Ridge Inc. | President | Former |
| Chilton Memorial Hospital Co | Member | Current |
| Fredericks Fuel | President | Former |
| New Hampshire College | Bachelor's Degree In Business Administration | Former |
Secretary/Treasurer of Deacon Homes, Inc. and Deacon Development Corp. (real estate development), Sparta, NJ
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
President and CEO of Ridgecrest Holdings LLC. He is the past Vice Chairman of Newton Financial Corporation.
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
Funeral Home Director and owner of Smith-McCracken Funeral Home and Wood Funeral Home. Mr. McCracken is a past Director of Newton Financial Company.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
President and CEO, Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. (6/1/99 to 4/1/08); President and CEO Lakeland Bank (1/2/02 to 4/1/08); Executive Vice President, Hudson United Bancorp (5/97 to 6/99); President and CEO of Independence Bank of New Jersey (prior years to 5/97)
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | President & CEO | Former |
| The Hub Power Company Limited | Chief Credit Officer | Former |
Chairman and CEO of Tilton Securities LLC. Chairman and CEO of Chaumont Holdings, Inc., Former President of Garban LLC and Garvin Guy Butler Corp. Former Chairman of GovPX. Former Chairman and Executive Director of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation. Former Director of the former Statewide Savings in Jersey City and former Director of the former National Bank of Sussex County.
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Sussex County | director of the former National Bank | Former |
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