Kearny Bank’s business relationship team adds new VPs

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A new pair of vice presidents and business relationship officers join the team at Kearny Bank to address the needs of established and new business customers in specific geographic regions.

Richard Biggs III will focus on Bergen County, while Michael Gambatese oversees Essex and Passaic counties, the bank announced March 16.

Biggs comes to Fairfield-based Kearny Bank after five years with Blue Foundry Bank, where he most recently held the position of assistant vice president and business development officer. He is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in business administration at Rider University and is a member of the Park Avenue Club in Florham Park, the Lyndhurst-based Meadowlands Chamber of Commerce, and is treasurer for Masonic Lodge Livingston #11.

Prior to joining Kearny Bank, Gambatese held a management-level position at Investors Bank; before that, he served as vice president and senior relationship manager at Bank of New Jersey. He chairs Oakland’s Website and Social Media Committee, is commissioner of Oakland’s Communications Commission, and is a current applicant for North Jersey Chamber of Commerce membership.

“There’s no doubt that our business clients are absolutely essential to our company,” said Kearny Bank Senior Vice President / Government Banking and Small Business Leader Jack Anastasi in a prepared statement. “By adding Michael and Richard to our business relationship team, we’ve enhanced our ability to address client needs, while further deepening our pool of professional expertise.”

The bank has 45 offices throughout New Jersey, Brooklyn and Staten Island, with 11 branches in Bergen County and six in Passiac and Essex counties.