R. Patrick Quinn joined the Company as Executive Vice President and Corporate Secretary in connection with the Roslyn Bancorp merger on October 31, 2003, and was named Executive Vice President, Chief Corporate Governance Officer, and Corporate Secretary of the Company and its primary subsidiary, New York Community Bank, on November 30, 2004, and of New York Commercial Bank at its establishment on December 30, 2005. From January 2001 until the merger, Mr. Quinn was Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary of The Roslyn Savings Bank, having previously held the title of General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. In addition, from January 1999 until the merger, Mr. Quinn was Corporate Secretary of Roslyn Bancorp, Inc.
Prior to joining the Bank, Mr. Quinn was an associate with the law firm of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft. Mr. Quinn also held previous positions with Sanwa Securities (USA) Co., L.P. and the law firm of Payne, Wood and Littlejohn, where he was a partner.
Mr. Quinn is a graduate of Northwestern University and of Hofstra University�s School of Law. He serves as a trustee of two charitable foundations: The Roslyn Savings Foundation and the Planting Fields Foundation. |