OceanFirst Bank names CIO

Jessica Perry//September 10, 2019

OceanFirst Bank NA has named a new chief information officer.

On Monday, the wholly-owned subsidiary of OceanFirst Financial Corp. announced Karthik Sridharan will serve as CIO and executive vice president for the Toms River-based financial institution.

Christopher Maher, CEO and president of OceanFirst Bank — Maher

Sridharan will report to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Christopher Maher as he works to enhance the bank’s infrastructure and digital banking strategy to support OceanFirst’s growth, and continued trajectory.

He most recently served as chief technology officer for Citigroup, and with more than 25 years of experience has previously held roles in global technology management at JP Morgan Chase & Co. and Bank of America Corp., OceanFirst said.

Sridharan received a bachelors degree in business administration and information systems management from the Fox School of Business at Temple University, according to the bank, and is a graduate of the Global Management Executive Program at Harvard University Business School.