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Michael J. Merlo serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer. He had been serving as Senior Vice President and Chief Credit Officer since the Bank's inception through November 2004, when he was promoted to the position he holds today. Prior to joining Signature Bank, he was a Senior Vice President with Fleet Bank. He joined Fleet through the acquisition of NatWest Bank by Fleet Bank in 1992 and held various credit positions within both the Large Corporate and the Middle Market Group. His latest position at Fleet was Head of the Middle Market Group in Long Island with a staff of 26 reporting to him. Merlo serves on the board of New York Institute of Technology where he is a member of the Audit, Finance and the Public Affairs committees. | 