Frank Sorrentino, III | Source | Chairman, CEO at ConnectOne Bank

Frank is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at ConnectOne Bank. He is responsible for its business development plan, serves as the community liaison, sits on the loan committee and serves as the bank’s spokesperson. Frank has been instrumental in developing the bank’s expansion strategy and oversees all marketing activities. In 2013, he led the rebrand of the company to ConnectOne Bank as well as the company’s initial public offering, which raised over $50 million in capital. Frank led ConnectOne’s merger with Union Center National Bank (2014), Greater Hudson Bank (2019) and Bancorp of New Jersey (2020), which positioned the company to be a leading regional bank in the NJ/NY metro area with increased scale and capability.