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John E. Creamer

Managing Principal, Chief Investment Officer

Jeffrey Fisher

Managing Principal, Head of Investment Strategy

David G. Dietze

Managing Principal, Senior Portfolio Strategist

Diahann w. Lassus

Managing Principal

Peter J. lewis

Managing Principal, Regional Investment Head

jOhn Joseph lee

Senior Managing Director, Portfolio Manager

William m. robb

Senior Managing Director, Portfolio Manager

anne m. smith

Senior Managing Director, Portfolio Manager

brian t. tesseyman

Senior Managing Director, Regional Investment Head

erik vadeika

Senior Managing Director, Portfolio Manager

sARAH KRIEGER

Managing Director, Portfolio Manager

edward t. mcnasby

Senior Managing Director, Portfolio Manager

robert morris

Investment Analyst

ELAINE F. PHIPPS

Managing Director, Portfolio Manager

DONNA ST. AMANT

Managing Director, Portfolio Manager

Glen C. Corbitt

Senior Managing Director, Regional Investment Head

mICHAEL e. hERRMANN

Senior Managing Director, Portfolio Manager

Joe W. Kwok

Senior Managing Director, Portfolio Manager

richard barfuss

Senior Managing Director, Portfolio Manager

Rita Cuyegkeng

Vice President, Portfolio Management

DAVID M. FULLAM

Managing Director, Portfolio Management

George malanga

Managing Director, Portfolio Manager

Lloyd A. Sacks

Managing Director, Portfolio Manager

Ashley Rupp

Investment Analyst

Carlton Savoye

Senior Managing Director, Regional Investment Head

ALan Moucha

Senior Managing Director, Portfolio Manager

John Capodici

Senior Managing Director, Portfolio Manager

Christopher Hyde

Investment Analyst

Dawn Post

Assistant Vice President, Portfolio Management

Douglas Reyes

Investment Analyst

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David G. DIETZE

Managing Principal, Senior Portfolio Strategist

David G. Dietze is Managing Principal, Senior Portfolio Strategist of Peapack Private Wealth Management (PPWM), the wealth management division of Peapack-Gladstone Bank. David founded in 1993 Point View Wealth Management (PVWM), an SEC registered investment adviser, which became part of Peapack-Gladstone Bank in 2019. PVWM was named one of the country's top wealth managers by Bloomberg Wealth Manager magazine in 2016, ranked among the top 100 independent advisors by CNBC 2014-2015, and was a 2015 Five Star Wealth Manager. PPWM helps its clients realize their financial dreams, including retirement income strategies, portfolio investment advice, and tax savvy financial planning.

David is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®), a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®). David is a much sought out resource for the media, including Bloomberg, CNBC, Fox, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, LA Times, Forbes, U. S. News and World Report, Investor's Business Daily, and The Star-Ledger.

David graduated Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude, and with Honors in his major, Economics, from Dartmouth College. There, he was a Rufus Choate Scholar and received five citations in English, Latin, and Greek. He studied Spanish in Granada, Spain. He pursued graduate studies at Yale University in Classical Studies and Political Philosophy, earning Honors work. He received his law degree from The University of Chicago Law School. He is an attorney at law and member of the Bars of New Jersey, New York, and the District of Columbia. He has practiced corporate and finance law with New York based White & Case and Washington, D.C.'s Crowell & Moring.

David is actively involved in local community and charitable activities. He has served as President of Summit’s Board of Education, President of the Dartmouth Club of Suburban New Jersey, President and Paul Harris Fellow of the Rotary Club of Summit/New Providence, President of the Summit Tennis Club, President of the Downtown Club, Trustee and Planning and Budget Chair of Overlook Hospital Foundation, Vice President of the Summit Foundation and Chair of its investment committee, Trustee, Treasurer, and Chair of the investment committee of the Summit Area YMCA, Co-President and Head Agent for his Dartmouth College Class (1978) and member of its 45th year reunion gift committee, member of the reunion and gift committee for his University of Chicago Law School Class, Chair of the Service Committee of Dartmouth’s Alumni Council and Vice Chair of its Enrollment and Admissions Committee, Advisory Committee member of Dartmouth’s Friends of Football, member Dartmouth Communities Executive Council, Co-Chair of Dartmouth’s 1769 Society, District Enrollment Director and active interviewer for Dartmouth Admissions, mentor for Dartmouth scholar/athletes, Co-Chair of the Stewardship Campaign, Finance Chair and Vestry Member of Summit’s Calvary Church, Chair of the Suburban Chambers of Commerce, Board Member of Summit Helping Its People (SHIP) and on the Golf Committee of the Canoe Brook Country Club and a member of the Summit Elks Club and the University Club (NYC).

David was named to the Inaugural Hall of Fame of his alma mater, Mountain Lakes High School, for his community, charitable, and professional accomplishments. He was the Suburban Chambers of Commerce’s Distinguished Citizen of the Year in 2017. He was a Boy Scouts Good Scout Awardee as an exemplary role model for the youth of our community, a recipient of the Boy Scouts North Star Award, and serves on the Committee for the Boy Scouts Distinguished Citizen Award, plus the Boy Scouts Revenue Committee. David enjoys reading, travel, golf, and skiing. He resides in Summit, New Jersey with his wife, while their daughter attends American University (DC) and their son, a graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder, is pursuing a finance career in Denver.

Diahann W. Lassus

Managing Principal

Diahann W. Lassus, CFP^®, CPA/PFS is a Managing Principal at Peapack Private Wealth Management.

Prior to Peapack Private, Diahann was the President and co-founder of Lassus Wherley, a subsidiary of Peapack-Gladstone Bank. Diahann was also the Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of Lassus Wherley, director of the investment group and Chair of the Investment Committee. Diahann and her team take the time to learn what is important to clients and learn about their needs and wants. They put their clients’ interests ahead of their own. Financial advice is provided only after obtaining a complete understanding of clients’ circumstances. Diahann and her team analyze their client’s unique situations and seek to educate them so they understand their financial choices. Operating with these principles helps them assist clients in building more secure financial futures. In the process, Diahann and her team provide clients the peace of mind that comes from knowing they are dealing with people who understand and care about them. For over 30 years Diahann and her team have provided comprehensive financial planning, investment management, tax preparation, trust services and family office support through Lassus Wherley’s offices in New Providence, NJ and Bonita Springs, FL.

Prior to founding Lassus Wherley, Diahann held positions in accounting and line operations for Blue Cross Blue Shield, Xerox Corporation and AT&T from 1970 to 1984. She was the Field Operations Manager for the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles.

Diahann holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Management from Florida State University and an MBA from the University of North Florida. She is a Certified Public Accountant, New Jersey State Board of Accountancy; Personal Financial Specialist, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; and Certified Financial Planner™ professional, CFP® Board of Standards. Diahann is presently a member of the Individual Development Committee, Financial Planning Foundation; inaugural CNBC Digital Financial Advisor Council; Inaugural Commission on Standards, CFP Board of Standards; New Jersey State Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors; Board of Governors of the Florida State University (FSU) College of Business; and the FSU Foundation Board of Trustees. Diahann is a member of the Financial Planning Association, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants. Diahann has been named one of the Top 100 Most Influential Financial Advisors, Investopedia; a Multiyear (2012-2020) Five-Star Wealth Manager, Five Star Professional; named one of the 30 Most Influential and received the Robert J. Underwood Distinguished Service Award from the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA); among the 25 people who have shaped the advice business, InvestmentNews; and on the list of Worth Magazine’s Top Financial Advisors seven times beginning with the first list in 1994. Diahann has appeared on NBC’s The Today Show, Nightly Business Report, and CNBC Closing Bell.

Our People

Investment Team

John E. Creamer

Jeffrey Fisher

David G. Dietze

Diahann w. Lassus

Peter J. lewis

jOhn Joseph lee

William m. robb

anne m. smith

brian t. tesseyman

erik vadeika

sARAH KRIEGER

edward t. mcnasby

robert morris

ELAINE F. PHIPPS

DONNA ST. AMANT

Glen C. Corbitt

mICHAEL e. hERRMANN

Joe W. Kwok

richard barfuss

Rita Cuyegkeng

DAVID M. FULLAM

George malanga

Lloyd A. Sacks

Ashley Rupp

Carlton Savoye

ALan Moucha

John Capodici

Christopher Hyde

Dawn Post

Douglas Reyes

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Our People

Investment Team

John E. Creamer

Jeffrey Fisher

David G. Dietze

Diahann w. Lassus

Peter J. lewis

jOhn Joseph lee

William m. robb

anne m. smith

brian t. tesseyman

erik vadeika

sARAH KRIEGER

edward t. mcnasby

robert morris

ELAINE F. PHIPPS

DONNA ST. AMANT

Glen C. Corbitt

mICHAEL e. hERRMANN

Joe W. Kwok

richard barfuss

Rita Cuyegkeng

DAVID M. FULLAM

George malanga

Lloyd A. Sacks

Ashley Rupp

Carlton Savoye

ALan Moucha

John Capodici

Christopher Hyde

Dawn Post

Douglas Reyes

The Weekly

Thank you for your submission!

John E. Creamer

Jeffrey Fisher

David G. DIETZE

Diahann W. Lassus

Peter J. Lewis

john joseph lee

robert morris

ELAINE F. PHIPPS

Joe W. Kwok

Rita Cuyegkeng

Lloyd A. Sacks

Joseph Zecchino

Ashley Rupp

Carlton Savoye

ALan Moucha

John Capodici

Christopher Hyde

Nicholas Petito

Dawn Post

Douglas Reyes