Greater Hudson Bank, N.A. Expands Community Outreach With Launch of New Ambassador Council

MIDDLETOWN, NY--(Marketwired - June 05, 2014) - Greater Hudson Bank, N.A. ("the Bank") (OTCQB: GHDS), a locally based community bank serving the Hudson Valley region, recently announced the formation of a new Ambassador Council. The Council which is made up of notable and well respected locally based business and community leaders was established to share the benefits of working with a local Bank that offers extraordinary personal service combined with state-of the art banking services to local businesses, not-for-profits and municipalities.

"The advantage of being a local community bank is that we are afforded the opportunity to work closely with our business customers and consequently understand their unique needs and financial concerns. We are very pleased to initiate this new council because our highly regarded ambassadors are centers of influence within their professions and will help us to continue to establish deep rooted relationships within our marketplace," said Ed Lutz, President and CEO of Greater Hudson Bank. 

Greater Hudson Bank will also gain substantial insight on day-to-day issues in the local community and guidance from the Council members. Consequently the result would help the Bank to quickly respond by customizing additional products and/or services to cater to the evolving financial needs of the Hudson Valley. 

"We are delighted with our founding Ambassador Council members whose names we will be releasing over the next few weeks," stated Anthony Pili, Vice President of Strategic Planning and Ambassador Council Director at Greater Hudson Bank. "Our Ambassadors represent the best of the best in Rockland, Westchester and Orange County and I look forward to their expertise and prominence to further our reputation as the premier bank for businesses, not-for-profits and municipalities in the Hudson Valley."

Greater Hudson Bank, N.A., founded in 2002, is headquartered in Middletown, New York. The Bank has 5 branches which are located in Middletown, Monroe and Warwick, Orange County, New York; Bardonia, Rockland County, New York; and White Plains, Westchester County, New York. The Bank is chartered by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and its deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.  As evidence of the Banks' financial strength, Greater Hudson Bank has been recognized with a superior rating by the country's leading independent bank rating and research firm, BauerFinancial, Inc. Further information can be found on the Bank's website at www.GreaterHudsonBank.com.