He will leave his positions at the bank on December 31.

Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation, which has a private banking operation, has announced Finn Caspersen, chief strategy officer and general counsel of Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation and Peapack-Gladstone Bank, will be leaving from his roles at the firm, effective December 31.

Caspersen is leaving to explore various professional and personal opportunities. He will remain in a consultative role through March 31, 2018. The bank will be conduct a search for Caspersen's replacement, the firm said in a statement.

He joined the firm in 2004, spending 13 years in senior roles at the bank.

"Finn will be missed. When I joined Peapack-Gladstone Bank in October 2012, I relied heavily on Finn to help shape the vision and core principles that supported us in the development of our strategy - expanding our reach," said Doug Kennedy, president and chief executive. "Since then Finn has played an instrumental role in our success, including serving four years as our chief operating officer and attending to many legal and corporate governance matters as our general counsel. We wish him great success in his future endeavors."

Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation is a New Jersey-based bank with total assets of $4.18 billion, as of September 30.