Provident Bank Hires New Vice President

June 23, 2010 - PRLog -- Provident Bank has announced that Kelli Whritenour has joined the company as a commercial lender at Provident Bank’s Montebello office.

With more than 20 years of banking experience, Ms. Whritenour brings a wealth of valuable knowledge to Provident Bank’s Rockland County team. Most recently, Ms. Whritenour worked with Sun National Bank in Bloomfield, New Jersey.

“Kelli will bring some valuable experience to our commercial lending team,” said George Strayton, President and Chief Executive Officer of Provident Bank. “We are confident that she will serve our commercial banking clients well.”

Prior to working with Sun National Bank, Ms. Whritenour worked with Washington Mutual Bank in West Paterson, New Jersey; Fleet Bank in Glen Rock, New Jersey, as well as First Union National Bank in Newark.

Visit the Provident Bank Web site at http://www.providentbanking.com.

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Headquartered in Montebello, N.Y., Provident Bank, with $2.9 billion in assets, is the largest independent full-service community bank in the lower Hudson Valley. Provident Bank operates 35 branches that serve the Hudson Valley region including three Commercial Banking Centers in Westchester County, and one office in Bergen County, N.J. The bank offers a complete line of commercial, retail and investment services. Visit the Provident Bank Web site at http://www.providentbanking.com.