Hudson Valley Holding Corp. named Scott J. Skorobohaty to serve as Executive Vice President, Chief Banking Officer of the commercial bank serving small- and mid-sized businesses, professional services firms, not-for-profit organizations and individuals in metropolitan New York.

"Over his nearly 20 year career in banking and real estate, Scott has developed particular expertise in driving business development, creating and expanding product offerings, strengthening existing relationships and recruiting and managing teams of bankers," stated President and Chief Executive Officer, Stephen R. Brown.  "This proficiency will make him a valuable addition to our bank's Executive Management team as we continue to strengthen our sales efforts and position our company for future expansion and diversification in growing loans and deposits."

Before joining Hudson Valley, Skorobohaty served as a Principal of The Vortex Group LLC, a commercial real estate company specializing in tenant representation in Metro New York.  In addition, Scott's prior extensive banking experience included being an initial investor and Executive Vice President, Head of Private Banking with BankUnited, N.A. and various business development roles with Capital One and North Fork Bank where, in each institution, he led development of sales strategies and recruited business development teams resulting in significant growth of the bank's balance sheet.

"We are excited to have Scott join our team.  Scott will focus on growing our business across all product lines where he will work with our experienced bankers to maximize our growth potential and provide our customers with a premier client experience that is second to none," Mr. Brown said.

Skorobohaty began his career in banking after earning his B.S. in Business Administration, Management from the University of Denver where he also received his M.B.A. in Finance.