Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> September 20, 2001
THOMAS A. BRACKEN was named President and Chief Executive Officer of Sun
Bancorp, Inc., and its wholly owned subsidiary Sun National Bank, in
February 2001. Mr. Bracken began his distinguished banking career with
New Jersey National Bank in 1969. Progressing through the ranks, he was
named Executive Vice President and Head of Commercial Banking in 1975,
and he retained that position through CoreStates' acquisition of New
Jersey National Bank. In 1993, Mr. Bracken was named President of
CoreStates/New Jersey National Bank. In 1998, following the CoreStates
merger with First Union Bank, he was appointed to the position of
Executive Vice President and Head of Commercial and Government Banking
for New Jersey, New York and Connecticut. In May 2000, Mr. Bracken was
named Executive Director of First Union's Public Sector Group. As a
widely recognized leader in the financial community, Mr. Bracken is
actively involved in numerous business and community organizations. Profile
Mr. Bracken: The primary activity of the Company is the oversight of Sun
National Bank, chartered in 1985, and Sun National Bank,
