Provident Bank introduces new hires and promotions

ISELIN, NJ — Provident Bank has announced the appointment of two executives and the promotion of two leaders, rounding out a year of growth and expansion.

Satish Harikrishnan has been promoted to senior VP, chief technology officer.

In this role, Harikrishnan is responsible for setting and executing the bank’s technology strategy to support business growth, operational efficiency, cybersecurity, and regulatory compliance. In addition, he will oversee enterprise technology platforms, infrastructure, application development, data capabilities, and vendor relationships while ensuring systems are secure, resilient, and aligned with the bank’s strategic priorities.

Shyam Nair has joined the organization as senior VP, Head of Data, Analytics, and Data Governance. Nair is responsible for defining and executing the organization’s data strategy in alignment with overall business objectives and regulatory frameworks.

In addition, he will lead enterprise-level data initiatives, including data architecture, engineering, integration, business intelligence and analytics (BIA), and governance, while ensuring performance, compliance, and scalability.

Linda Martin has been promoted to senior VP, regional sales manager for the Central Region. In this role, Martin is focused on achieving branch and regional sales goals while also meeting customers’ needs and implementing strategies for providing an outstanding customer experience. In addition, she will be responsible for internal and external sales and marketing programs, branch operations, audit controls, income and expense levels, and supporting staff development and training.

Andrew Markey has joined the company as senior VP, team leader, Commercial Real Estate. Markey is responsible for originating, evaluating and structuring commercial real estate transactions. He will work closely with institutional and private investors, owners and developers to offer a variety of deposit and lending solutions. In addition, he will lead a team of relationship managers and oversee a portfolio of commercial real estate customers based in CNJ and NNJ.