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V-me is the first venture of the media production and distributioncompany, V-me Media Inc. To find out more visit V-me: Natalie Judd, 203.389.5223, or Wilson Guzman,646-747-8821, SOURCEV-meNatalie Judd, +1-203-389-5223, , or Wilson Guzman,+1-646-747-8821, , both for V-me; or Veronica Ramirez,, for Aleks Syntek. Valley National Bancorp Announces the Promotions of Peter Crocitto and Alan D.Eskow to Senior Executive Vice PresidentWAYNE, N.J., June 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Valley National Bancorp (NYSE:VLY) (“Valley”), the holding company for Valley National Bank, is pleased toannounce the promotions of Peter Crocitto and Alan D Eskow to SeniorExecutive Vice President At Valley, Mr Crocitto and Mr. Eskow also hold thepositions of Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer,respectively Mr Crocitto and Mr. Eskow, both members of Valley’s Officers of The ChairmanCommittee, will play a critical role in leading Valley into the future byworking side by side with the Chairman and the Board of Directors on thestrategic direction and operations of Valley Gerald H.
Lipkin, Chairman, President and CEO of Valley commented that “Mr.Crocitto has played an integral part in Valley’s success for over 30 years. Hehas earned this title through all the hard work and dedication he hasdemonstrated through the years.” Mr Lipkin added, “Mr. Eskow’s tirelesscommitment has contributed significantly to Valley’s unprecedented growth andoverall profitability. Moreover, his dedication to our organization has earnedhim this well deserved promotion. I look forward to working closely with bothsenior executives to ensure Valley maintains its strong market position, andconservative growth and credit philosophy.” Mr. Crocitto joined Valley in 1977 and has held various positions throughoutthe bank such as Consumer Lending, Retail Banking, MIS, Business Developmentand Operations. He was promoted to Executive Vice President in 1996 andassumed the title of Chief Operating Officer in 2008 Mr.
Eskow joined Valley in 1990 as a Vice President in the FinancialAdministration Department. He is a licensed CPA in New Jersey and a member ofboth the American Institute of CPA’s and the New Jersey State Society ofCPA’s Mr. Eskow was designated the Controller in 1998 and Chief FinancialOfficer in 2000. His current responsibilities include overseeing theaccounting, finance and treasury functions, the investment portfolio, andresponsibility for Valley’s Wealth Management Division. Valley is a regional bank holding company, headquartered in Wayne, New Jersey,with over $14 billion in assets. Its principal subsidiary, Valley NationalBank, currently operates 195 branches in 132 communities serving 14 countiesthroughout northern and central New Jersey, Manhattan and Brooklyn and Queens.Valley is the largest commercial bank headquartered in New Jersey SOURCEValley National BancorpDianne M. Grenz, First Senior Vice President, Director of Marketing,Shareholder & Public Relations, +1-973-305-4005.
By Christian Tsoumou BRAZZAVILLE, June 19 (Reuters) – Four opposition candidates in Congo Republic were barred on Friday from running in next month’s presidential election because they had failed to meet the right conditions. President Denis Sassou-Nguesso, one of Africa’s longest-serving leaders, will still face 12 challengers in the oil-producing central African state where the last presidential ballot was dismissed as a sham by the opposition. Among those banned by the constitutional court on Friday was Ange Edouard Poungui, Sassou’s former prime minister who was standing for the old ruling party. He was barred because he had not lived in Congo for an uninterrupted period of two years.