OAK RIDGE, N.J., Dec. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/-- Roger Bosma, President and CEO of Lakeland Bank, announced the recent promotion of Gary R. Landau from Vice President to Senior Vice President/Team Leader of their Asset Based Lending Department.

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Mr. Landau has over thirty-three years of experience in various aspects of asset based lending. Prior to joining Lakeland Bank, Mr. Landau worked for North Fork Bank/Trust Company of New Jersey where he was a first Vice President and Managing Director of Asset Based Lending. Mr. Landau, a graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University, is a National Director of the Commercial Finance Association.

Additionally, his memberships include the New Jersey Risk Management Association, New Jersey Turnaround Management Association and the New Jersey Credit Association. Mr. Landau is a resident of Washington, NJ with his wife Katy.

Lakeland Bancorp, the holding company for Lakeland Bank, has a current asset base of $2.4 billion and forty-nine (49) offices spanning six northwestern New Jersey counties: Bergen , Essex, Morris, Passaic, Sussex and Warren. Lakeland Bank, headquartered at 250 Oak Ridge Road, Oak Ridge, offers an extensive array of consumer and commercial products and services, including online banking, localized commercial lending teams, equipment leasing, and 24- hour or less turnaround time on consumer loan applications. For more information about their full line of products and services, visit their website at www.lakelandbank.com.

SOURCE Lakeland Bancorp