Sterling Bancorp (the Company), parent company of Sterling National Bank (the Bank), announced that Luis Massiani will transition to the role of Chief Operating Officer of the Company and continue his position as President of the Bank. Luis will maintain his duties as CFO of the Company and the Bank through February 28, 2021, at which time he will fully transition to COO of the Company. In connection with Luis’ transition, Bea Ordonez has joined the organization as Executive Vice President and will assume the role of CFO of both the Company and the Bank effective as of March 1, 2021. Upon assuming the role of CFO, Bea will oversee all aspects of financial management for the Company and the Bank. As COO of the Company and President of the Bank, Luis will lead the Bank’s three front-line business units including the corporate, consumer and digital banks, as well as the Bank’s technology and operations areas. Luis joined Sterling Bancorp in 2012 as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Bea has over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry, and most recently was CFO of OTC Markets Group, a financial services company that provides trading, market data and corporate services. Prior to joining OTC Markets Group, Ms. Ordonez served for 13 years as Chief Operations Officer and Managing Director of Convergex Group, a global brokerage and trading-related services provider.