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Our People

Peapack Private provides comprehensive financial, tax, fiduciary and investment advice, along with personal, commercial and investment banking solutions to individuals, families, privately-held businesses, family offices, and not-for-profit organizations.

Our team members come from varied backgrounds and experiences, drawing on unique skill-sets and perspectives to generate creative and customized ideas for clients. Clients of Peapack Private will work with a highly-skilled and highly-experienced team of professionals that will deliver a full complement of services and solutions to help navigate through the complexities of creating, managing and protecting wealth.

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Senior Leadership

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John P. Babcock

President, Wealth Management

Thomas J. Ross, Jr.

President, Family Office Services

David M. Collum

Managing Principal, Chief Operating Officer

John E. Creamer

Managing Principal, Chief Investment Officer

JEFFREY FISHER

Managing Principal, Head of Investment Strategy

James E. Kearney

Managing Principal, Head of Wealth Management

mj sully

Senior Managing Director, Chief Fiduciary Officer

Senior Managing Director, Director of Client Service

Amy Long

Senior Managing Director, Chief Administrative Officer

Eric H. Waser

EVP, Head of Investment Banking

Jeanne M. Scungio

Senior Managing Director, President, NY Office | Private Banking

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Thomas J. Ross, Jr.

President, Family Office Services

Tom is the President of the Family Office Services division, providing financial, tax and investment advice to ultra-high net worth individuals and their families. He is the former Partner-In-Charge of Coopers & Lybrand’s Personal Financial Services Group in the New York metropolitan area. While at C&L, he served on the firm’s National PFS Steering Committee and played an integral role in founding C&L’s Registered Investment Advisory subsidiary eventually serving on its Investment Policy Committee.

Over the past 35 years, Tom has developed a particular expertise in planning for senior corporate executives. He is well versed in the optimization of compensation and benefits programs and the financial aspects of employment contracts. Tom has worked with over three-dozen current or retired Chairmen, Chief Executive Officers and/or Presidents of major American corporations.

Tom has been named to Worth Magazine’s “Top 100 Financial Advisors” list and to “Who’s Who in Finance” and “Who’s Who in America.” He has written many technical articles, instructed at numerous professional education programs, and has been quoted in much of the national financial press. Tom is a Certified Public Accountant (Inactive) with a BA in English from Boston College and an MBA in Finance/Investments from the Wharton School.

Tom served on the Board of the Mayo Performing Arts Center and established policies and procedures for its Investment Committee. He has worked closely with the Community Soup Kitchen of Morristown, helping to lead a strategic plan review and creating their Corporate Advisory Board. While he and his wife Elise were raising their three children in Mountain Lakes, he was very active in youth sports and in local parish affairs where he served as Chair of the Finance Council. Tom also served as a longtime member of the Board of Trustees of The Tri-County Scholarship Fund and currently serves on the boards of several private foundations. Tom has been involved in the Boston College student and alumni admissions program since college and served on the Executive Committee of BC’s Wall Street Council in New York City.

David M. Collum

Managing Principal, Chief Operating Officer

David Collum is the Chief Operating Officer of Peapack Private, responsible for operations, service delivery and infrastructure for the wealth management business that services high-net-worth individuals, families, foundations, endowments and not-for-profits. He is a member of the leadership team responsible for overall strategy and operational solutions.

David has 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. In the past he served as Division Manager of the Private Wealth Management Personal Custody Division at BNY Wealth Management, where he led a team servicing and administering custody assets for clients nationwide. He previously served as Chief Financial officer for the BNY Wealth Management Tri–State region. He served on the integration executive committee of the Mellon and Bank of New York Private Wealth merger team. In a previous role, David was the Chief Financial Officer of the Bank of New York Private Bank. Prior to that, he held positions as Operations Manager and Senior Custody Officer.

David holds a Bachelor of Arts degree In English Literature/Writing and Business Operations from Fairfield University. He is an active member of the Westfield community where he has coached for many years and has been active in several local charities.

John E. Creamer

Managing Principal, Chief Investment Officer

Jeffrey fisher

Managing Principal, Head of Investment Strategy

Jeffrey Fisher is a Managing Principal and the Head of Investment Strategy at Peapack Private, the wealth division of Peapack-Gladstone Bank. He is a former co-founder of Quadrant Capital Management, acquired by Peapack-Gladstone Bank in 2017. He collaborates with clients to help them achieve their goals and manage risk. He manages the investment team to analyze economic and market data and set portfolio strategies and security selection.

Prior to founding Quadrant, Jeff was employed at JP Morgan, National Westminster Bank and Citibank, filling roles in private banking, trust, investment management and commercial lending.

Jeff has an MBA from the Columbia School of Business and a BA from Columbia College. He is a former board member of the New York and New Jersey chapters of the Financial Planning Association, and was the Education Director for the Financial Planning Association of New York.

James e. kearney

Managing Principal, Head of Wealth Management

Jim Kearney is a Managing Principal and the Head of Wealth Management at Peapack Private, the wealth division of Peapack-Gladstone Bank. He is a former co-founder of Quadrant Capital Management, acquired by Peapack-Gladstone Bank in 2017. He helps clients and their families reach their retirement and legacy goals by providing comprehensive personal financial planning advice. By combining a forward looking strategy, a focus on details, and an awareness of risks, he has been successfully advising clients for over thirty years. Jim works closely with clients’ other advisors while coordinating their plan, leaving valuable time for clients to focus on their careers, families and leisure activities.

Prior to founding Quadrant, Jim worked in private banking at JP Morgan, Merrill Lynch and State Street Bank & Trust Company.

Jim has a BA from the University of Vermont and is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER ™ professional and a Certified Trust and Financial Advisor. He is a past Chairman and President of the New Jersey chapter of the Financial Planning Association (FPA). He is also a member of the American Bankers Association/Institute for Certified Bankers.

Jim resides in Essex Fells, New Jersey with his family, where he is an active member and former chief of the Essex Fells Fire Department, an all-volunteer department serving the residents of Essex Fells and the neighboring communities.

mj sully

Senior Managing Director, Chief Fiduciary Officer

MJ Sully, Esq. is Senior Managing Director, Chief Fiduciary Officer with Peapack Private. MJ began her legal career in private practice and then served for more than twelve years as a government attorney; she was Assistant Municipal Attorney to the Township of West Orange and then Special Probate Counsel to the Essex County Surrogate’s Court and Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Probate Part.

Ms. Sully joined the wealth management division of Peapack-Gladstone Bank in 2007 and currently serves as Senior Managing Director and Senior Fiduciary Specialist. She administers complex Estates and Trusts as well as Investment Management Accounts, IRAs, Foundations, and other fiduciary and non-fiduciary relationships.

She is admitted to practice in New Jersey and Pennsylvania and is a member of the New Jersey Bar Association and Pennsylvania Bar Association.

She has lectured for the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education on various topics such as Probate Litigation, Surrogate Practice, Fiduciary Duties, Elective Share, Conservatorships, Guardianships, etc. and was the Key-Note Speaker at the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education’s 56th Semi-Annual Tax & Estate Planning Forum. She has appeared on the Discovery Channel as a Legal Expert for the television series, “The Will.”

She serves as a member of the Board of Directors for the County College of Morris Foundation. She was also selected to serve as a Mediator for the Essex County Early Settlement Panel (Trust and Probate Section).

She received her BA from The University of Notre Dame. She also earned an MSA from The University of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business, and a JD from The University of Notre Dame School of Law. As an undergraduate she was a member of the Women’s National Championship Fencing Team and was recognized as a Scholar Athlete.

Senior Managing Director, Director of Client Service

Nicole Bonanno is a Senior Managing Director, Director of Client Service with Peapack Private Wealth Management. Nicole manages client service professionals and activities for the division, in addition to working with senior management on strategic wealth initiatives and projects.

Previously, as Managing Director, Client Service and Delivery at Peapack Private Wealth Management, Ms. Bonanno oversaw client systems and delivery as well as the management of operations following the acquisition of Quadrant by Peapack Private Wealth Management in 2017. Prior to joining Peapack-Gladstone Bank, and as Director of Operations at Quadrant and Client Service Specialist, she played an integral role in the firm’s growth and led the firm’s client service and operations. Prior to that as Senior Sales Assistant at Smith Barney, LLP in Paramus and Operations Clerk at MJ Whitman in New York, NY, she provided high-touch client financial assistance and services.

Ms. Bonanno was an English Major at Montclair State University. She is a member of the HIFON, Wealth Management Operations Peer Group; participated as a CRM Panelist at the Inside Track, Fidelity 2019 Annual Conference, and selected in 2019 and 2020 as an industry panelist to participate in the Fidelity Operations Summit.

Amy Long

Senior Managing Director, Chief Administrative Officer

Amy M. Long is the Senior Managing Director, Chief Administrative Officer for the Bank’s wealth division, Peapack Private Wealth Management. Amy is a member of the PPWM senior leadership team and, in addition to directly managing the Business Analytics team, she has a broad range of responsibilities including: the coordination of MIS reporting; process design; incentive compensation administration; line of business budgeting, and the coordination of information for internal and external stakeholders.

Ms. Long has over 20 years of financial services expertise. Prior to joining Peapack-Gladstone Bank in 2015, Ms. Long worked at BNY Mellon for over ten years in their private banking and wealth management division. She is currently a board member of PGB Trust & Investments of Delaware and is actively involved in both the Cultural Ambassador Committee and the Women’s LIFT Leadership Council (Leading Inspiring Females Together) at Peapack-Gladstone Bank.

Amy holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from Virginia Tech and a Master of Science in Management from St. Elizabeth University.

Executive Vice President, Head of Investment Banking

Eric H. Waser is an Executive Vice President and the Head of the Investment Banking team at Peapack Private Investment Banking. Eric leads the division’s focus on providing independent, unbiased and objective advice to middle-market companies and their owners. This includes merger and acquisition advisory support, evaluation and assistance with accessing alternative capital markets, evaluation of strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value, and customized structured finance based on asset-based and/or enterprise value.

Eric is part of an executive team that is laser-focused on providing both new and existing clients with the bank’s unique brand of private banking. He has more than 25 years of experience in financial services and private banking. He joined Peapack-Gladstone Bank in 2015 as the head of commercial banking. Prior to joining the bank, he was as managing director for Citibank’s East Business Banking Division, which achieved superior growth and risk adjusted returns through his direction. Prior to Citibank, Waser was the senior vice president, chief financial officer and chief operating officer at Clean Venture, Inc., one of the largest private environmental remediation companies in the US. Throughout his career, as president of Mid Atlantic Corporate Banking, CEO-NJ and managing director at Sovereign Bank and executive vice president at Fleet Boston Financial/Nat West Bank, Eric focused on all aspects of Retail and Commercial Banking Segments including; business banking, middle market, large corporate, leveraged lending, and professional services, healthcare and not-for-profit specialty segments.

Mr. Waser holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Indiana University, Kelly School of Business, and has taught extensively on advanced credit, sales and leadership training topics and programs. He holds the FINRA Series 63, 79, and 24 licenses.

Senior Managing Director, President, NY Office

Jeanne M. Scungio is a Senior Managing Director and the President of the New York office of Peapack Private. Jeanne has extensive experience as a leader of high-performing teams who advocate for high-net-worth individuals and businesses with complex needs. She joins Peapack Private from First Republic Bank in New York, where she was a Team Leader and Senior Managing Director since 2004. Jeanne’s experience includes similar senior level private banking roles at U.S. Trust Company, Citibank, N.A. and Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. Jeanne focuses on providing customized client solutions that include credit, investment, specialized asset management and depository services; along with providing an elevated client experience. Jeanne and her team of bankers are committed to providing exceptional, single point of contact client service that goes beyond market norms.

Jeanne is a graduate of The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Executive Development Program and holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from Providence College, Providence, Rhode Island. She is a volunteer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital and a former volunteer at The Ronald McDonald House, both in New York.

Our People

Senior Leadership

John P. Babcock

Thomas J. Ross, Jr.

David M. Collum

John E. Creamer

JEFFREY FISHER

James E. Kearney

mj sully

Amy Long

Eric H. Waser

Jeanne M. Scungio

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john p. babcock

Thomas J. Ross, Jr.

David M. Collum

John E. Creamer

Jeffrey fisher

James e. kearney

Nicole Bonnano

Amy Long

Eric H. Waser

Jeanne M. Scungio