Hanover Bancorp, announced the appointment of Mr. Joseph Burns to the position of Executive Vice President, Chief Lending Officer, effective immediately. In his new role Mr. Burns will lead the Bank's commercial banking expansion with an emphasis on relationship-based business deposit and loan growth on Long Island and across the New York metro market. Among other responsibilities, Mr. Burns will work closely with executive management to define the Bank's commercial banking goals and strategies, develop and launch new products and expand into new markets.

Joseph BurnsMr. Burns joins Hanover Bank from Valley Bank where most recently he served as Regional President - New York State Commercial Banking. In this position, Mr. Burns led Valley's New York commercial banking operation managing a diversified portfolio of $3.5B in loan commitments. His talents include collaboration in setting strategic direction to drive performance and creating solutions to meet the needs of the communities serve.

Joe earned his BBA in Management from Adelphi University. He serves on the Board of Directors of New Ground, Inc., a not-for-profit organization on Long Island. He is also a member of the Long Island Association and the Queens Chamber of Commerce.

Mr. Burns is a past Board Member of the Real Estate Practitioners Institute, Robert Morris Associates, Lady of Lourdes Catholic Youth Organization, and Malverne Little League. Mr. Burns and his wife are life-long Long Island residents and are the proud parents of three adult children.