C. Terry Adkins Joins Sterling National Bank’s Commercial Services Team

MONTEBELLO, N.Y., Nov. 13, 2017 -- Sterling National Bank (NYSE:STL) today announced that C. Terry Adkins has joined the bank as VP and Managing Director of Commercial Services. Adkins will report directly to Adam Dejak, SVP of Sales at Sterling. Adkins will be responsible for new business development, client relationship management, and generating new business opportunities across Sterling’s commercial finance businesses.  

VP and Managing Director

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Adkins was most recently Vice President at LSQ Funding and Summit Financial, where he managed bank partnerships, oversaw asset-backed financing products and was a top originator in the Virginia, Maryland and D.C. metro markets. A member of the Maryland Bankers Association, Adkins has held several positions in the banking industry over the course of his career.

“We are excited to add Terry’s dynamic banking and extensive lending experience to our team,” said Tom Geisel, Sterling’s EVP and President for Specialty Finance & National Markets. “He has deep market knowledge of the Mid-Atlantic region, strong industry relationships and a successful track record in helping clients identify and implement the right solutions.”

Adkins holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Baltimore.   

About Sterling National Bank
Sterling Bancorp, of which the principal subsidiary is Sterling National Bank, specializes in the delivery of financial services and solutions for small to mid-size businesses and consumers within the communities we serve through a distinctive team-based delivery approach utilizing highly experienced, fully dedicated relationship managers. Sterling National Bank offers a complete line of commercial, business, and consumer banking products and services.  For more information, visit www.snb.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
This release may contain "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may concern Sterling's current expectations about its future results, plans, operations and prospects and are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, including inflation; the effects of, and changes in, trade; changes in asset quality and credit risk; introduction, withdrawal, success and timing of business initiatives; capital management activities; customer disintermediation; and the success of Sterling at managing these risks. Other factors that could cause Sterling's actual results to differ from those indicated in forward-looking statements are included in the "Risk Factors" section of Sterling's securities filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements included herein are only made as of the date hereof, and Sterling specifically disclaims any obligation to update these statements in the future.

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