LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., Jan. 30, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Flushing Financial Corporation (Nasdaq:FFIC) (the "Company"), the parent holding company for Flushing Savings Bank, FSB (the "Bank"), today announced that Patricia Mezeul has joined the Bank's subsidiary, Flushing Commercial Bank, as Senior Vice President, Director of Government Banking. The announcement was made by John R. Buran, Flushing Financial's President and Chief Executive Officer on behalf of Flushing's Board of Directors.
Mr. Buran stated: "I am very pleased that Pat has joined our senior management team. Her extensive experience in building strong relationships with governmental entities is impressive. In her most recent endeavor, Pat's direction and efforts resulted in her team capturing significant deposit market share with a host of public entities including counties, towns, villages, school districts, libraries, and fire districts across the metropolitan area. We look forward to Pat having the same success at Flushing's Government Banking Department."
Ms. Mezeul is a seasoned executive with close to 30 years of commercial banking experience. Prior to joining Flushing, she was a Vice President, Senior Team Leader for Commerce Bank where she successfully established a Government Banking team that served the financial needs of governmental entities in the metropolitan area. From 1979 to 2002, she held several senior government banking positions at Fleet and NatWest banks. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Long Island University. Ms. Mezeul is a member of a number of professional associations including the New York Bankers Association, both the Nassau and Suffolk Association of School Business Officials, the Long Island Village/Clerk Treasurers Association, and the NYS Government Finance Officers Association. She currently resides in Garden City with her son.
About Flushing Financial Corporation
Flushing Financial Corporation is the holding company for Flushing Savings Bank, FSB, a federally chartered stock savings bank insured by the FDIC. The Bank conducts its business through fourteen banking offices located in Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Nassau County. Additionally, the Bank has further expanded outside its geographic footprint with its online banking division, iGObanking.com.
Additional information on Flushing Financial Corporation may be obtained by visiting the Company's web site at http://www.flushingsavings.com.
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