Maureen Hemhauser was named executive vice president, chief risk officer and head of compliance.

CFO Matthew Swift will take on additional responsibilities as chief operating officer.

Betty Medina joins the Rutherford-based community bank as assistant vice president, channel management leader.

Todd Treadway joins the financial institution as senior vice president, digital channels director.

Kelly Ford will serve as the Princeton-based growth equity firm's first female general partner.

The combined value for the separate mergers adds up to more than $309 million.

The conversion of institutions, which will transition customers Bank of New Jersey customsers to the ConnectOne Bank platform, is set for May 2020.

In 2019, the bank’s employees donated hundreds of hours during service initiatives, including working with more than 400 families to promote financial literacy in the Garden State.

Daniel White will be responsible for branches in the Bergen County region.

While nearly 80 percent of respondents expect their businesses to be “just as” or “even more” profitable next year than they were in 2019, according to a survey from the professional services firm, 54 percent also cited a slowdown of the economy as their biggest concern for the new year.

The platform brings together digital finance and applied science to advise on high-touch capital markets and provide block trading brokerage solutions, risk management and product engineering.

Douglas Kennedy was elected to a three year-term, ending Dec. 31, 2022, by peer member-banks as a Class A director representing Group 2.