Peapack-Gladstone Financial and Peapack-Gladstone Bank named Thomas Brower, senior managing director, Commercial Private Banking. Headquartered in Princeton, NJ, Brower is responsible for further growth of the commercial and industrial lending business and expanding regional influence with a focus on providing exceptional client service and the bank’s unique private banking experience.

Brower brings more than 19 years of financial services experience focused on new business, increased portfolio fee income and credit risk management. Most recently, Brower served as senior vice president, business development officer at PNC Bank, where he was responsible for the development of sales strategies for companies located in the New York Metro area. Prior to that he was senior vice president, business development officer at JP Morgan Chase in Philadelphia.

Earlier, Brower provieded financial solutions to corporate and institutional clients as director, business development officer at Wells Fargo; vice president, portfolio manager at Princeton Advisory Group and as vice president, Investment Banking at Bank of America.

Peapack-Gladstone Financial is a New Jersey bank holding company with total assets of $3.47 billion.