MARCIA Z. HEFTER - Corporate Board Profile

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. /NY/

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2016-04-04	Ms. Hefter is senior counsel in the law firm Esseks, Hefter & Angel, LLP located in Riverhead, New York. She is Chairperson of the Company’s Board of Directors and serves on the Compensation Committee. Ms. Hefter has been a Director of the Company since 1989 and a Director of the Bank since 1988.
2017-04-03	Ms. Hefter is senior counsel in the law firm Esseks, Hefter, Angel, Di Talia & Pasca, LLP located in Riverhead, New York. She is Chairperson of the Company’s Board of Directors and serves on the Compensation Committee. Ms. Hefter has been a Director of the Company since 1989 and a Director of the Bank since 1988.
2018-04-02	Ms. Hefter is senior counsel in the law firm Esseks, Hefter, Angel, Di Talia & Pasca, LLP located in Riverhead, New York. She is Chairperson of the Company’s Board of Directors and serves on the Compensation Committee. Ms. Hefter has been a Director of the Company since 1989 and a Director of the Bank since 1988.
2019-04-01	Ms. Hefter is senior counsel in the law firm Esseks, Hefter, Angel, Di Talia & Pasca, LLP located in Riverhead, New York. She is Chairperson of the Company’s Board of Directors and serves on the Compensation Committee. Ms. Hefter has been a Director of the Company since 1989 and a Director of the Bank since 1988.
2020-04-28	Marcia Z. Hefter Ms. Hefter is senior counsel in the law firm Esseks, Hefter, Angel, Di Talia & Pasca, LLP located in Riverhead, New York. She is Chairperson of the Company’s Board of Directors and serves on the Compensation Committee. Ms. Hefter has been a Director of the Company since 1989 and a Director of the Bank since 1988. Ms. Hefter is a graduate of Boston University and New York University School of Law. Ms. Hefter’s background as a lawyer and long standing service as a Director provides the Board of Directors with a unique perspective and counsel in its oversight of the Company.
2021-04-16	Marcia Z. Hefter. Age 77; Director since 1989. Ms. Hefter was appointed Lead Director of the Board of Directors effective with the closing of the merger with Legacy Dime on February 1, 2021. Ms. Hefter has been a director of the Company since 1989 and served as Bridge’s Board Chairperson since 2008.
2022-04-15	Ms. Hefter was appointed Lead Director of the Board of Directors effective with the closing of the merger between Legacy Bridge and Legacy Dime on February 1, 2021. Ms. Hefter has been a director of the Company since 1989 and served as Legacy Bridge’s Board Chairperson since 2008. She is senior counsel in the law firm Esseks, Hefter, Angel, Di Talia & Pasca, LLP located in Riverhead, New York. Ms. Hefter’s background as a lawyer and long-standing service as a director provides the Board of Directors with a unique perspective and counsel in its oversight of the Company. The Compensation Committee consists of Directors Chen (Chairperson), Devine, Lindenbaum and McCoy Jr. For one month prior to the Merger, the Compensation Committee was comprised of Messrs. Arturi (Chairperson), McCoy, Jr., Nielsen, Lindenbaum, and Ms. Hefter. Each member of the Compensation Committee is considered independent as defined in the Nasdaq corporate governance listing standards. Director Summary Compensation Table shows Ms. Hefter received $88,908 in fees earned or paid in cash and $70,107 in stock awards, totaling $159,015.
2023-04-13	Ms. Hefter has been a director of the Company since 1989 and served as Chairperson of Bridge Bancorp, Inc. and BNB Bank ("Legacy Bridge") from 2008 to February 1, 2021 and the Company’s Lead Director from February 1, 2021 to March 30, 2023. She is senior counsel in the law firm Esseks, Hefter, Angel, Di Talia & Pasca, LLP located in Riverhead, New York. Ms. Hefter’s background as a lawyer and long-standing service as a director provides the Board of Directors with a unique perspective and counsel in its oversight of the Company.