NJ bank mourns death of longtime CEO Gerald Lipkin
By: John Reosti | Published: 2025-06-20 18:46:00 | Source: www.nationalmortgagenews.com
Gerald Lipkin, who spent nearly three decades as CEO of Valley National Bancorp in New Jersey, presiding over its expansion into a regional institution with more than $23 billion of assets, passed away Wednesday. He was 84.
In a statement Thursday, Valley Chairman and CEO Ira Robbins said Lipkin’s “leadership and vision” shaped the company “for more than four decades.”
“Gerry was more than a CEO. He was a mentor, a friend and the heart of our organization for many years,” Robbins said. Lipkin joined what was then known as the Bank of Passaic and Clifton in 1975. The following year, the…
