Dime hires 22 bankers including former Flagstar executives

Dime Community Bancshares announced the hiring of 22 bankers, including several former executives from Flagstar Bank and other financial institutions in the New York metropolitan area.

Meyer Eichler joined as Executive Vice President and Managing Executive Director. Eichler previously served as Executive Vice President and Head of Community Markets at Flagstar and spent approximately 13 years at Signature Bank before its acquisition. He was also a founder and Vice Chairman of Liberty Pointe Bank.

John Paglia and John Spagnuolo joined as Group Directors and will co-lead a banking team. Both previously held Group Director positions at Flagstar and worked at Signature Bank for approximately 14 years before the acquisition.

The company also hired Toni Valente from The First National Bank of Long Island as Regional Manager for branches in Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Manhattan. Michael Ragusa joined from Metropolitan Commercial Bank as Senior Relationship Manager for the Lakewood, New Jersey market.

Olivia Dossman, previously a branch manager with Flagstar in Lakewood, joined as private banking manager for the new Lakewood location. Keith Smith, former President of Star Hill Financial, joined as Senior Vice President and Head of Equipment and Franchise Finance to lead a newly created vertical.

Dime plans to provide additional details about these hires during its first quarter earnings call scheduled for April 23, 2026.

The New York State-chartered trust company operates with approximately $15 billion in assets and reports holding the leading deposit market share on Greater Long Island among commercial banks with less than $20 billion in assets.

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