James Andrew Phelps will be responsible for developing, managing and growing a portfolio of loans serving the local and national health care sector.

CPA Robert Marzan has joined the Fairfield firm.

The investment bank has nine locations in the Garden State.

With more than 25 years of experience, U.S. Marine Corps veteran Richard Vaill will be based in Parsippany.

Diane Wasser takes over for Jay Weinstein, who was named to the newly created role of vice chair earlier in the week.

Both David Hanrahan and Joseph Rehm served as members of the founding leadership team at Capital Bank of New Jersey, which was acquired by OceanFirst Bank in 2019.

The firm said Jay Weinstein will, in essence, operate as the firm’s chief growth officer in the newly created position.

Nonetheless, a survey from the bank found that few plan to add jobs this year.

Not only did Cross River Bank appear in the rankings, it did so for the third year in a row.

Marc Demetriou joins the firm as vice president of mortgage lending.

"We are trying to change the reality that female entrepreneurs lag far behind their male counterparts when it comes to attracting capital, and the launch of the New Jersey chapter of Golden Seeds is an important step in that process,” said Kathleen Coviello, executive vice president for technology, life sciences & entrepreneurship, NJEDA.