Mr. William S. Burns has been the Chief Financial Officer of ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. since July 1, 2014 and serves as its Executive Vice President. Mr. Burns has been the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Connectone Bank (formerly, North Jersey Community Bank) since October 2012. Mr. Burns served as the Chief Financial Officer at Somerset Hills Bank from April 2009 to September 28, 2012. Mr. Burns' career in the financial services industry spans more than 30 years. He joined North Jersey Community Bank from Somerset Hills Bancorp, where he served as Chief Financial Officer from April 2009 to September 2012. He served as Executive Vice President at Somerset Hills Bancorp., until September 2012 and served as its Treasurer. At Somerset Hills, Mr. Burns helped transform bank into one of the top performing publicly-traded community banks in the nation. He served as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President at The Trust Company of New Jersey, a banking institution with $3 billion in assets, which sold to North Fork Bank. At Trust Company, he led the turnaround of the underperforming institution by significantly improving management controls, financial discipline, profitability and Wall Street credibility. In addition, he served as Director of Corporate Development and Investor Relations at The Dime Savings Bank of New York, one of the nation's largest thrifts. He served as Chief Financial Officer, The Dime Savings Bank of New York, Summit Bank and The Bank of New York. Prior to joining Somerset Hills, Mr. Burns served as the Chief Financial Officer of Ten Rock Capital LLC, a commercial mortgage lender. Mr. Burns earned his BS from Syracuse University and his MBA from New York University.