Greater Hudson Bank appointed Timothy A. Florio as senior vice president, chief lending officer. Florio has nearly 20 years of experience in credit, commercial lending and business banking.

Florio will be responsible for monitoring and controlling the day-to-day operations, business development and market activities of the loan department.

“I am pleased to announce the addition of Tim to our senior management team,” said Ed Lutz, president and CEO. “His comprehensive expertise in commercial and small business banking will help us to grow strategically within our local markets while maintaining our focus on being the Hudson Valley’s preeminent private bank for businesses, non-profits and municipalities.”

Before joining Greater Hudson, Florio was a senior vice president, commercial market manager for the Westchester, CT and the Bronx markets at HSBC Bank. In this role, Florio led a team of relationship managers charged with assisting clients with commercial lending and credit needs.