Lisa Congemi-Doutney Joins Sterling National Bank’s Long Island Team

MONTEBELLO, N.Y., Oct. 27, 2017 -- Sterling National Bank (NYSE:STL) today announced that Lisa Congemi-Doutney has joined the bank as Vice President and Managing Director in its Melville, Long Island office. Congemi-Doutney will be reporting to Dan Liberty, Senior Vice President and Senior Managing Director and will be based in Sterling’s Melville, Long Island office.

Lisa Congemi-Doutney, Vice President and Managing Director

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Congemi-Doutney will be responsible for developing client relationships and supporting the bank’s growth initiatives in the Long Island market. She was most recently Vice President at M&T Bank where she managed a portfolio of commercial banking relationships on Long Island. Prior to joining M&T Bank, Congemi-Doutney served as Assistant Vice President for Washington Mutual Bank, where she focused on commercial middle market lending relationships.

“We are thrilled to welcome someone with Lisa’s track-record in commercial banking to our Long Island team,” said Ed Blaskey, Executive Vice President and Long Island Market President at Sterling. “She brings to Sterling more than 27 years of experience serving middle market clients and a deep understanding of the unique needs of Long Island businesses.”

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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