Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> November 22, 2004

JAMES LANDY – HUDSON VALLEY HOLDINGS CORPORATION (HUVL)

JAMES J. LANDY is President and Chief Executive Officer of Hudson Valley Holdings Corp. He is a veteran banker who has spent the last 27 years with Hudson Valley Bank, holding various senior and executive management positions. He was named President and CEO of Hudson Valley Holding Corp. as well as the bank in October 2000. At this time he was also appointed as a Director of Hudson Valley Holding Corp.'s Board. Prior to that he was an Executive Vice President and managed the bank's Strategic Sales Group. He also served as a member of the Executive Planning Group. He is a graduate of Sacred Heart High School, Manhattan College and the Stonier Graduate School of Banking. He also earned a Master's of Banking degree from Louisiana State University. In addition to his responsibilities at Hudson Valley Bank, Mr. Landy is active in numerous community activities in Westchester and the Bronx. He presently serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of St. Joseph's Medical Center in Yonkers, and Director of Sacred Heart Housing Corp., a senior citizen housing company in Yonkers. Mr. Landy is also Chairman of the Board of Sacred Heart High School in Yonkers. He is a past President of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick in Westchester County. Profile
TWST: We'd like to begin with a brief historical sketch of Hudson Valley

Bank and a picture of things as they are now.

Mr. Landy: Hudson Valley Bank was founded 32 years ago in 1972 as