Sussex Bank promotes Galanis to vice president

ROCKAWAY — Anthony Labozzetta, president and chief executive officer of Sussex Bank, announced the recent appointment of George Galanis to Vice President/Business Development Sales Manager of their Astoria Branch.
Galanis has more than 19 years of banking experience and prior to joining Sussex Bank was a Branch Manager with Astoria Bank.
Galanis has an extensive background in the banking industry including business development, sales, branch management and building community relationships. He has worked in the Astoria and Whitestone communities for the past 16 years. Mr. Galanis is also a Life Licensed Agent and will be obtaining his Series 7, Series 63 and Health certification under their subsidiary Sussex Investment Services.
“George has an outstanding reputation within the local community and we are excited that he is now part of our team. The knowledge and experience he will bring will assist us in expanding our footprint in the market.” said Vito Giannola, Executive Vice President & Chief Retail Officer/Head of the Investment Division.
Galanis has received numerous awards for his accomplishments at his prior bank including: Mentor of the Year, Top Performing Branch in an 86 Branch network for 2012 and Top Overall Performing Branch from 2011-2015. In his previous role he was in charge of managing one of the largest branches in the footprint.