Dime Community Bancshares Inc. Appoints Judith H. Germano to its Board of Directors
September 28 2023 - 5:00PM
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: DCOM) (the “Company” or
“Dime”), the parent company of Dime Community Bank (the “Bank”)
announced the appointment of Judith H. Germano to the Board of
Directors effective as of September 28, 2023. Ms. Germano will fill
the position vacated by the retirement of Marcia Z. Hefter.
Kenneth J. Mahon, Executive Chairman of Dime,
said “Judith has extensive and valuable experience in
cybersecurity, data privacy, compliance and risk management. Given
her skill set and experience, we are excited to have her join our
Board.”
Ms. Germano is Founder and Lead Counsel at
GermanoLaw LLC, a boutique law firm she founded in 2013. Ms.
Germano is a Distinguished Fellow at New York University (NYU)’s
Center for Cybersecurity, an Adjunct Professor of Law at NYU School
of Law, and an Adjunct Professor at NYU Stern School of Business.
Ms. Germano specializes in cybersecurity and privacy, financial
regulation and compliance, and risk management and strategy. Ms.
Germano served for 11 years as a federal prosecutor with the U.S.
Department of Justice, including as Chief of Economic Crimes at the
U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey, where she
handled complex financial fraud and cybercrime matters; she also
served on the U.S. President’s Financial Fraud Enforcement Task
Force following the 2008 Financial Crisis. Ms. Germano previously
worked at the global law firm Shearman & Sterling, and as a law
clerk to federal judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second
Circuit, and U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut.
She founded and chairs WomenLeadersinCybersecurity.org, and has led
the NYU Cybersecurity Leaders Roundtable series since 2013. She
sits on the Advisory Boards of the Advanced Cybersecurity Center
and the Volatility and Risk Institute; and is an Expert Industry
Advisor at TruePic, Inc. Ms. Germano holds a B.S. degree from
Cornell University and a J.D., cum laude, from St. John’s
University School of Law.
ABOUT DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES,
INC.Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. is the holding company
for Dime Community Bank, a New York State-chartered trust company
with over $13.8 billion in assets and the number one deposit market
share among community banks on Greater Long Island (1).
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.Investor
Relations Contact:Avinash ReddySenior Executive Vice President –
Chief Financial OfficerPhone: 718-782-6200; Ext.
5909Email: avinash.reddy@dime.com
(1) Aggregate deposit market share for Kings,
Queens, Nassau & Suffolk counties for community banks with less
than $20 billion in assets.
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