Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation and Peapack Private, a division of Peapack-Gladstone Bank, announced Ling Li has joined its commercial banking team as a Senior Managing Director, Commercial Private Banker. She is responsible for providing customized bank solutions to small and medium-sized enterprises to achieve their long-term financial goals. She will look to reinforce and expand the company’s footprint in the commercial arena with a focus on real estate, private funds, professional services, tech startups and more.

Li brings over 20 years of financial services experience to Peapack Private. Most recently serving as Senior Vice President, Group Director, at Signature Bank in New York, NY, she built a highly successful portfolio and generated significant revenue growth through the acquisition of new client relationships. She increased product penetration, profitability, and business growth through top tier commercial relations in a wide range of industry sectors including real estate, legal, medical, nonprofit, ecommerce, and retail. Prior to this role, she worked as a Senior Business Relationship Banker at Capital One, HSBC, and JPMorgan Chase, where she consistently increased product penetration and profitability while providing outstanding client service.

Li holds a Bachelor of Science in International Business from The College of New Jersey. She is a member of the Executive Committee for the Chinatown Manpower Project and New York Women Leaders Organization and is fluent in several Chinese dialects - including Mandarin, Cantonese and Fujianese.

Li is part of a team of commercial bankers that will focus on expanding Peapack Private’s presence, as the company and its private banking division grow its business into New York.