New Jersey holding company Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation announced Christopher Tomai has joined Peapack Private, a division of Peapack-Gladstone Bank, as Senior Managing Director and Senior Relationship Manager. He is part of a team of private banking professionals being assembled to support Peapack Private as it expands its business into New York City.

Tomai, an experienced financial services professional, joins Peapack Private after 18 years with First Republic Bank, New York, NY, where he served most recently as a Managing Director, responsible for sourcing, servicing, and establishing deep-rooted, comprehensive relationships with high-net-worth individuals, businesses, and not-for-profit organizations, and where he originated over $850 million in loans with no losses. Tomai joined First Republic in 2005 as an Associate developing and servicing new and existing client portfolios as part of a relationship management team. He grew his role over the years to Account Executive, Relationship Manager and Senior Relationship Manager, cultivating long-term client relationships and establishing an extensive network of partnerships in the industry.

With Peapack Private, he will be responsible for identifying, customizing, and implementing private banking strategies for his clients, including personal and business banking, lending, and wealth management solutions.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Quantitative Economics from Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, where he studied econometrics, game theory, microeconomics, and macroeconomics. He is Series 7 and 63 licensed and is a NY State Licensed Life and Health Insurance Representative.