Peapack-Gladstone Financial appointed Maureen O’Hara to the role of senior managing director, commercial private banker of its commercial and industrial business.

In her new role, O’Hara will be responsible for growing a portfolio of commercial clients in the bank’s markets and providing solutions through client service in the commercial and industrial business.

O’Hara most recently served as principal relationship manager at Wells Fargo, where she managed relationships in the business banking segment with a focus on the management of credit acquisition for asset-based lending, commercial real estate and capital finance. Prior to her role at Wells, she held financial services positions at United Jersey Bank/Summit Bank/Fleet Bank as vice president and commercial market manager and relationship manager, managing business development and loan portfolios in western Essex County, NJ, territories. Additionally, O’Hara served as a commercial loan officer at United National/PNC Bank and First Fidelity Bank, where she managed a book of small businesses.