Muzio Joins Provident as Chief Accounting Officer

JERSEY CITY, N.J.--(Business Wire)--
The Provident Bank has hired Frank S. Muzio, CPA, as first vice president and
chief accounting officer. With broad experience in finance, accounting,
strategic planning and corporate governance, he is an important addition to the
Provident management team.

Muzio has more than 25 years of experience in banking and financial services.
Before joining Provident, he was with Sovereign Bancorp as senior vice president
- controller of the NY Metro Division. Prior to that, he was senior vice
president - corporate controller at Independence Community Bank Corp. Earlier in
his career, he served as senior vice president - corporate planning and analysis
with Dime Bancorp.

Muzio earned his bachelor`s degree in accounting from Pace University and his
master`s in accounting and taxation from Long Island University. He is a
Certified Public Accountant, affiliated with the American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants.

Muzio is also a former member and treasurer of the Staten Island Historical
Society`s Board of Directors.

About The Provident Bank

With $4.9 billion in deposits, The Provident Bank (www.providentnj.com) serves
its customers via a network of more than 80 branches throughout northern and
central New Jersey. The Provident Bank is the wholly owned subsidiary of
Provident Financial Services, Inc. (NYSE:PFS), which reported assets of $6.8
billion as of March 31, 2010.

RM International
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