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Joseph R. Ficalora has been President and Chief Executive Officer and a Director of New York Community Bancorp, Inc. since its inception on July 20, 1993 and Chief Executive Officer of its primary subsidiary, New York Community Bank, since January 1, 1994. In addition, he has served as a member of the Board of Directors of New York Commercial Bank since it was established on December 30, 2005. On January 1, 2004, Mr. Ficalora became President of the Bank, a position he held previously, from January 1, 1994 through July 31, 2001. In addition, Mr. Ficalora served as Chairman of New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (from July 20, 1993), and as Chairman of New York Community Bank (from May 20, 1997) through July 31, 2001.
Since 1965, when he joined the Bank, Mr. Ficalora has held increasingly responsible positions, crossing all lines of operations. Prior to his appointment to President and Chief Executive Officer in 1994, Mr. Ficalora had served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Bank (beginning in October 1989) and previously as Executive Vice President, Comptroller, and Secretary.
A graduate of Pace University with a degree in business and finance, Mr. Ficalora provides leadership to several professional banking organizations. In addition to serving as a member of the Executive Committee and as Chairman of the former Community Bankers Association of New York State, Mr. Ficalora is a Director of the New York State Bankers Association and Chairman of their Metropolitan Area Division. Mr. Ficalora also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York and of the Federal Reserve Bank Thrift Institutions Advisory Council. In addition, he is President and Director of the Asset Management Fund Large Cap Equity Institutional Fund, and a member of the Board of Directors of the RSI Retirement Trust.
Mr. Ficalora is also an active participant in community affairs. A member of the Board of Directors of the Queens Chamber of Commerce since 1990, Mr. Ficalora has been a member of its Executive Committee since April 1992. In addition, Mr. Ficalora is President of the Queens Library Foundation Board, and serves on the Boards of Directors of the Queens Borough Public Library, the Queens College Foundation, the Queensborough Community College Fund, the New York Hall of Science, Flushing Cemetery, and Forest Park Trust and on the Advisory Council of the Queens Museum of Art. | 