Sussex Bank, headquartered in Franklin, New Jersey, has named Steve Fusco to the position of executive vice president and CFO.

Mr Fusco has over 22 years of accounting and finance experience in the financial services industry. He is joining Sussex Bank from Investors Savings Bank, where he served as vice president and treasury manager since 2008. Formerly he held the position of COO and CFO at Mariner’s Bank and as part of a 10 year career at Interchange Bank he served as first vice president and treasurer.

Mr Fusco fills the position of former CFO, Candace Leatham, who left to pursue other opportunities. Ms Leatham served over 25 years with Sussex Bank.

Tony Labozzetta, president and CEO of Sussex Bank, said: “We are extremely pleased to have Steve join the Sussex Bank family. He is a consummate professional, a highly experienced banker, well known and respected throughout the New Jersey banking community. I know that he will make a strong contribution to our Team; he will help our company successfully grow while managing risk.”