Prior to joining Suffolk, Finneran had served as executive vice president and CFO of State Bancorp since 1997, and senior vice president and comptroller from 1990 to 1997.

Finneran is also a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts, the Financial Managers Society, the Institute of Management Accountants, the Financial Executives Institute, and the National Investor Relations Institute.

Suffolk Bancorp president and CEO Howard Bluver said that i have known Brian for a long time, and am keenly aware of the outstanding reputation he has attained on both Long Island and nationally as a result of his long tenure as the Chief Financial Officer at State Bancorp.

Suffolk Bancorp is a one-bank holding company engaged in the commercial banking business through the New York-based full service commercial bank Suffolk County National Bank.