Mr. Douglas L. Kennedy is a President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp. and a President & Chief Executive Officer at Peapack-Gladstone Bank.

He sits on Sacred Heart’s Board of Trustees and is also a member of Montclair State University’s Board of Trustees.

He serves on the Boards of the NJBankers Association and New Jersey Chamber of Commerce.

He is responsible for developing and executing on the Peapack-Gladstone Bank’s strategic vision – Expanding Our Reach – which was launched in 2013. Mr. Kennedy leads the Peapack-Gladstone’s wealth, lending and deposit lines of business, along with its branding, human capital, operations and technology functions, to deliver the Bank’s unique private banking style of client service and superior product solutions.

He has more than 40 years in the industry.

Mr. Kennedy was previously employed as a President-New Jersey Market by Capital One Bank (USA), NA, and President by New Jersey After 3, Inc., and a North Fork Bank.

He is a graduate of Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut with a BS in Economics and an MBA in Finance.