CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, N.J., March 18, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cape Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company" or "Cape Bancorp") (Nasdaq:CBNJ), the parent company of Cape Bank, announced today that James J. Lynch has resigned as Director of both Cape Bancorp and Cape Bank, effective immediately.
The Company also announced that James F. Deutsch has been appointed Director to the Board of Directors of both Cape Bancorp and Cape Bank. Mr. Deutsch will serve the remainder of Mr. Lynch's term as Director.
Mr. Lynch is a general partner of Patriot Financial Partners, GP, LLC and had served as a Director since 2009, providing significant executive banking experience to the Board of Directors of the Company and Cape Bank.
Mr. Deutsch has been a managing director of Patriot Financial Partners since 2011 and brings over 35 years of banking and investment manager experience to the Company and Cape Bank. Prior to his employment with Patriot Financial Partners, Mr. Deutsch was President and Chief Executive Officer of Team Capital Bank. Mr. Deutsch's prior banking experience also includes managing the Wholesale Banking department of Commerce Bank and serving as a Senior Banker at the Philadelphia office of Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
Forward-looking statements
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