OceanFirst Bank added Daniel Griggs as president of the Boston regional market and Tom Crawford as president of the Baltimore regional market.

Griggs will be responsible for building a commercial banking team that will deliver financial solutions to businesses throughout Massachusetts. Most recently, Griggs was the eastern Massachusetts market president at TD Bank. His banking career began more than 32 years ago and has included positions at Bay Bank (Bank of Boston) and First NH Bank (Citizens Bank).

Crawford will lead a team of commercial bankers to provide financial services to businesses throughout Maryland. Crawford was most recently Mid-Atlantic market president at BBVA. He has been providing banking services to businesses in the Baltimore and Washington D.C. area for 35 years. After a decade with Mercantile Bank (PNC), Crawford also held leadership roles at Chevy Chase Bank (Capital One) and Provident Bank (M&T).

“As OceanFirst continues the strategic expansion of our commercial banking network, our experience has shown; this is a people-driven effort,” Joseph J. Lebel III, president and chief operating officer of OceanFirst, said. “We are fortunate to have Dan and Tom, both accomplished banking professionals each with more than 30 years of experience in their respective markets, join our team and lead our expansion plans in the Boston and Baltimore regions. At OceanFirst, we look forward to providing commercial banking solutions to businesses in our new markets in the Northeast under the leadership of Dan and Tom.”