1ST Constitution Bancorp, parent company of 1st Constitution Bank, elected Raymond R. Ciccone, CPA, to the boards of directors of 1ST Constitution and the bank.

Ciccone, a former director of Shore Community Bank, will serve an initial term expiring at 1ST Constitution’s 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

Ciccone, 62, was a director of Shore Community Bank since 2008 and served as chairman of the Audit Committee. He has been practicing forensic accounting for more than 30 years.

Ciccone is the managing partner of Ciccone, Koseff & Company, Certified Public Accountants in Ship Bottom, NJ, which he founded in 1988. Since 1995, Ciccone has also been a partner with The Forensic Accounting Group, which specializes in providing litigation services, due diligence review, business consulting, claim investigation, expert witness services and more to individuals and businesses.

1ST Constitution Bank has approximately $1.6 billion of assets and operates 26 branch banking offices in New Jersey, following its merger with Shore Community Bank.