Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation and Peapack-Gladstone Bank announced that Kim Waldron, Senior Managing Director, Platinum Service Team, has graduated from the NJBankers Emerging Leaders Program.  

This nine-month banking curriculum is designed to enhance the performance and leadership skills of highly motivated managers who have the potential to become future leaders in the banking industry.  Graduating students were recognized at the Nov. 19 NJBankers Emerging Leaders virtual graduation attended by their peers.

Waldron said, “The NJBankers Emerging Leaders Program provided an excellent opportunity to grow my skills as a leader and manager. I appreciate the unprecedented support provided by Peapack-Gladstone Bank’s President and CEO, Doug Kennedy, and mentors Greg Smith, Executive Vice President, Head of Commercial Banking; Kate Sant’Angelo, Vice President, Retail Branch Administrator; and of course, my amazing Platinum Service Team. Their guidance, along with the valuable information presented throughout the program, has equipped me with the tools I need to serve as a leader in the banking industry and effectively manage my team at Peapack-Gladstone Bank.”

The NJBankers Emerging Leaders Program provides the tools for future leaders in the banking industry to succeed in their careers, support their financial institutions and advocate for the banking industry.  Former Peapack-Gladstone Bank NJBankers Emerging Leader graduates include Sant’Angelo and John Kowal, Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer.