John M. Tolomer, President & CEO of The Westchester Bank, Joins Board of Directors of New York Bankers Assn.

NEW YORK, NY (02/12/2013)(readMedia)-- John M. Tolomer, President and CEO of The Westchester Bank, has been selected to serve on the Board of Directors of the New York Bankers Association (NYBA).

"I am pleased to serve the banking industry of New York State, the nation's financial capital, on the board of the State's preeminent trade group for the financial services industry. As the Association enters its 120th year, I am looking forward to working toward building a stronger, more vibrant industry here in New York State," said Mr. Tolomer.

"NYBA will benefit enormously from John's service on our board. Our industry is changing rapidly and it is important for us to have the type of expertise and experience that John has to help guide us toward the future," said Michael P. Smith, President and CEO of the New York Bankers Association.

The Westchester Bank is a commercial bank, focused on providing highly personalized service to small and medium size businesses in Westchester and the surrounding area.

Mr. Tolomer has over 19 years of retail and commercial banking experience in Westchester County including executive positions with Citibank and The Bank of New York, where he served as a Senior Vice President. In 2003, Mr. Tolomer was recruited by Commerce Bank to spearhead its expansion into the Westchester market where he was responsible for rapidly building a strong franchise for the bank. Two years later, he was named President of Commerce Florida. He was named President and CEO of The Westchester Bank in November of 2008.

Mr. Tolomer is actively involved in the local community. He currently serves on the Board of the Hudson River Museum. He is a past member of the Board of Directors of The Westchester County Association, The Leukemia Society and The United Way. He also served in an advisory capacity to the Food Bank and Leake and Watts. Mr. Tolomer previously served as Co-Chairman for the March of Dimes Westchester March for Babies. Mr. Tolomer and his wife, Liz, are lifelong residents of Westchester County. They live in Chappaqua with their daughters Ashley and Sara.

About the New York Bankers Association

For more than a century, the New York Bankers Association (NYBA) has been at the vanguard of the financial services industry. NYBA is comprised of the commercial banks and thrift institutions that engage in the banking business in New York State. Our members have aggregate assets in excess of $10 trillion and more than 200,000 New York employees.