Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation and Peapack-Gladstone Bank recently announced that Michael Anthony Guarino, Esq., CRCM, has joined the bank as a senior vice president and attorney.
Working out of the bank’s headquarters in Bedminster and its new location at 300 Park Ave. In New York City, Guarino is primarily responsible for responding to all legal issues arising out of the company’s New York office, in addition to working with the bank’s general counsel in providing support to the bank’s executive and leadership teams on all law and policy matters.
An accomplished and seasoned corporate attorney, Guarino has over 25 years of experience in financial services, including legal, regulatory risk assessment and compliance management, fraud and AML investigations, and vendor management/contract review with evolving risk. The bank announced his hiring on Oct. 9.
Guarino most recently served as senior vice president and senior counsel at Metropolitan Commercial Bank. Prior to that as compliance officer & risk/counsel risk assessment at Israel Discount Bank of New York. Additional roles included counsel and compliance manager at First Fidelity Bank and assistant treasurer at Chase Manhattan Bank.
Guarino earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish, political science, and pre-law from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, along with a summer studies program in Valencia, Spain. He obtained his Juris Doctor from the Seton Hall Law School, with a concentration in banking, UCC business, trusts, and international law.
A member of the Bar Associations in both New Jersey and New York, Guarino also holds certifications as a Certified Compliance Manager (ICB), and Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager (CRCM). In addition to his studies in Spanish, Guarino has a working knowledge of Italian.
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation is a New Jersey bank holding company with total assets of $6.51 billion and assets under management and/or administration of $11.5 billion as of June 30. Founded in 1921, Peapack-Gladstone Bank is a commercial bank that offers a client-centric approach to banking, providing high-quality products along with customized and innovative wealth management, investment banking, commercial and retail solutions.
Photo Caption: Michael Anthony Guarino, Esq., CRCM. – Photo courtesy of Peapack-Gladstone Bank.
