People: Provident New York Bancorp (PBNY.K)

Mr. George Strayton is Director of Provident New York Bancorp. He has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Provident Bank since 1987, as a Director of Provident New York Bancorp since its formation in 1999, and as a Director of Provident Bank Charitable Foundation, Inc. from 2004 to 2012. Mr. Strayton served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Provident Bank from 1986 until his retirement in 2011, and as President and Chief Executive Officer of Provident New York Bancorp since its formation in 1999 until 2011. He was employed by Provident Bank from 1982 to 2011. Mr. Strayton also serves on the Board of Directors of the Orange & Rockland Utilities, Inc. Mr. Strayton has served as a director of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York and the New York Business Development Corporation as well as a member of the Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council (CDIAC) to the New York Federal Reserve Bank. For the past 32 years Mr. Strayton has been involved in Statewide and National Banking Trade Associations, numerous business, economic development and community organizations throughout Rockland County and the lower Hudson Valley region. He provides insight on local businesses and the economy where Provident Bank does business.