Interview with the Director, President and CEO: Flushing Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:FFIC)

Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> December 31, 2015

John R. Buran is Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of Flushing Financial Corporation, the holding company for bank member Flushing Bank — formerly Flushing Savings Bank. He joined the holding company and the bank in 2001 as Chief Operating Officer, and he became a Director of these entities in 2003. In 2005, he was named President and Chief Executive Officer of both entities. Mr. Buran’s career in the banking industry began with Citibank in 1977. There, he held a variety of management positions, including Business Manager of their retail distribution in Westchester, Long Island and Manhattan, and Vice President in charge of their Investment Sales Division. Mr. Buran left Citibank to become Senior Vice President, Division Head for Retail Services of NatWest Bank and later Executive Vice President of Fleet Bank’s — now Bank of America — retail branch system in New York City, Long Island, Westchester and southern Connecticut. He also spent time as a consultant and Assistant to the President of Carver Bank. Mr. Buran is past Chairman and current board member of the New York Bankers Association. Mr. Buran has served on the board of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York since 2010. He is Chairman of the risk committee and serves on the audit, technology and executive committees. In 2011, he was appointed to the Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council of The Federal Reserve Bank of New York. In 2012, he was appointed to the Nassau County Interim Finance Authority by Governor Andrew Cuomo. Mr. Buran has devoted his time to a variety of charitable and not-for-profit organizations. He has been a board member of the Long Island Association, both the Nassau and Suffolk County Boy Scouts, EAC, Long Island University, the Long Island Philharmonic and Channel 21. He was the Fundraising Chairman for the Suffolk County Vietnam Veteran’s War Memorial in Farmingville, New York, and has been a recipient of the Boy Scouts’ Chief Scout Citizen Award. His work in the community has been recognized by Family and Children’s Association and Gurwin Jewish Geriatric Center. He was also a recipient of the Long Island Association’s SBA Small Business Advocate Award. Mr. Buran was honored twice with St. Joseph’s College’s Distinguished Service Award. Mr. Buran also serves on the advisory board and is a former Board President of Neighborhood Housing Services of New York City. He is a board member of The Korean American Youth Foundation. Mr. Buran also serves on the board of the Long Island Conservatory. He holds a B.S. in management and an MBA, both from New York University. Profile

TWST: Could you provide a brief overview of the bank, including the total assets under management?

Mr. Buran: The total assets of the bank are $5.5 billion. We are

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Interview with the Director, President and CEO: Flushing Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:FFIC)

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